And so, I tell thee, if great sins have been forgiven her, She has also greatly loved.  He loves little who has little forgiven him. – Luke 7:47  “It would be very wrong to deduce that it would be well to have sinned much, or to have run up a bigger debt in order that the sinner might have more forgiven.  Rather the lesson is that flagrant sinners are much more likely to discover that they are sinners than those who think they are good.  As in a hospital, a patient who is a mass of sores and bruises solicits more pity than one less injured, so too, admitted guilt is not an obstacle, but an argument in favor of Divine mercy.  The love of this woman grew in proportion to her gratitude for pardon.  It was not the quantity of sin, but rather the consciousness of it and the mercy extended in its forgiveness, which manifested the great love of this penitent woman.  Much was forgiven her; therefore she loved much.”  Archbishop Fulton Sheen (Life of Christ)