who is jorge maria brigolia and his answer was he is a sinner who has experienced the mercy of god.t i think tells us everything we need to know about the motivation pope francis has for declaring a year of mercy. mercy has been of paramount experience in his own life and he would like to invite everyone around the world, all christians and men and women of good will each in their own way to experience this mercy of god. >> that's fantastic. and what do you think it means to be a missionary of mercy? >> well to be a missionary of mercy first we have to zero in a little bit on the idea of mercy. it's a simple word but we can get caught up in wondering what that means. the first thing that stands out about pope francis is the experience of being sought out by a loving parent, by the loving father who wants to bring his children home. pope francis speaks on occasion of the powerful experience he had as a young man going into the confessional, making the confession and literally experiencing the touch of god, the mercy of body, experiencing the embrace of god. so first and foremost when