We can honor Pope Francis by looking at our fellow human beings and the world as he did, with compassion and love.

The virtue of mercy may be scorned by the proud as being for suckers and losers, but Francis’ message was a deliberate rejection of that attitude.

We often assume empathy is always good. But neuroscience tells a more nuanced—and potentially life-changing—story.

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