宽宥是对忏悔的回应

有一段话，贴在这里（原文附后），大概能说明为什么要民众接受对既得利益者原罪的赦免是如此困难：

“宽宥是对忏悔的回 应。如果试图从上帝或者被错待的人那里得到宽恕，同时又不愿做出补偿，那么，这就是一种取巧的行为。同样，没有真心忏悔，受害人也无法原谅加害人。如果没 有加害人的悔过，受害人也许会接受了既成事实，甚至不再心存愤恨，但是，要使宽宥给双方带来真正的和持久的身心滋养，必须有加害者的真心悔恨。”

“True forgiveness is a response to remorse. To seek forgiveness from God or from the person who was wronged without offering amends is an attempt to get off cheap. Similarly, when there is no remorse it is not possible for the victim to forgive the wrongdoer. The victim may accept what has happened and may even let go of anger and hatred in the absence of remorse on the part of the wrongdoer, but only when forgiveness is traded for repentance can it promote true and lasting healing in both parties.”

Wilson Huhn,  “Telling Right from Wrong without the Help of God”, Page 38-39