“Far better it is for you to say: "I am a sinner," than to say: "I have no need of religion." The empty can be filled, but the self-intoxicated have no room for God.”
“A Catholic may sin and sin as badly as anyone else, but no genuine Catholic ever denies he is a sinner. A Catholic wants his sins forgiven — not excused or sublimated.”
~Fulton J. Sheen
I am a sinner.
I have a need for religion.
I have a need for forgiveness.
My need is met in the Catholic Church.
I am a grateful sinner.