I often ask myself, how would Jesus deal with this? I remember his whip in the temple. And his patience trying to reach others with words, giving his detractors more courtesy than they were willing to give him. Or the time he just walked away. And I ask which, in my state in life, am I called to do? If sin is enslavement, then am I called to free the sinner or shun him? Love, even if expressed only as prayer for conversion, is something I can do and be confident in pleasing God. After that it gets more difficult for me. I struggle with when it's best to separate myself from evil and when it's best to love (charitable behavior that doesn't enable the sin) when it's really, REALLY difficult.
But that's just me. Others in different vocations and with different gifts from the Holy Spirit may be called to act differently. Your point about politicians vs clinic staff is well taken. Maybe my thoughts about loving the sinner is really enabling when it comes to those in public life. I'll have to prayerfully ponder this more. Thanks for taking time to respond.
Peace be with you.
I think, based on the absence of any example of repentance among pro-abortion politicians, that their sin is far more cynical and cold-blooded than the sins of abortion mill workers or abortionists—who frequently become pro-life.
I would venture to say that “Catholic” pro-abortion politicians have committed the “sin against the Holy Spirit,” which is why they never repent. They can’t. They have entered the territory of the enemies of Jesus who plotted His death while KNOWING he was the Messiah. I.e., they can’t repent because they have KNOWINGLY committed the sin of calling manifest good evil and manifest evil good.