CHAPTER ONE THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON ARTICLE 8 SIN I. MERCY AND SIN 1846 The Gospel is the revelation in Jesus Christ of God’s mercy to sinners.113 The angel announced to Joseph: “You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”114 The same is true of the Eucharist, the sacrament of redemption: “This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.”115 1847 “God created us without us: but he did not will to save us …