St Augustine was undoubtedly one of the worlds most notorious sinners(by his own admission), but what makes him one of the worlds most astounding saints was not his repentance, nor remorse for his sins but rather the orienting of his violent passions, overflowing emotions, and strong urges toward God. That's what clinched his sainthood. The fact that we have strong urges and emotions doesn't make us sinners, it's the orientation of those emotions and urges. Properly oriented, they too make us into saints, if we but allow it.
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