“Those who seek appearances never recognize themselves as sinners, and if you say to them: ‘you too are a sinner! We are all sinners’ they become righteous,” the Pope said, and try to show themselves “as a perfect little picture, all appearances.” When there is this difference between reality and appearances, he added, “the Lord uses the adjective: Hypocrite.”

Pope Francis celebrated Mass at the Casa Santa Marta on March 8, 2019.