> They look ridiculous but respectful.Why where they there?They attened Mass and went to Communion.Change of mind?mockery ?Only they know.
You are right, it is not up to us to pre-empt God by doing His judgment for Him. And so we cannot know what was truly in their hearts.
One can only surmise by their actions, and by their subsequent actions. It is OK for us to “judge righteous judgment” because we are told to — if for no other reason than that we know which examples to follow and which ones not.
I suspect if they had a change of heart, they would not have shown up to Mass dressed like that. And if, subsequently, they continued in their ways, then it is difficult to believe their sincerity.
Righteous judgment would say that a true believer probably would be safer not to follow their example.
Repentance means more than just saying you’re sorry: it means being truly sorry and amending your ways. Bringing anything other than a humble and contrite and repentant heart to something as important as Communion is a mockery of Christ’s Sacrifice, and thus unworthy.
God is not mocked, and those who partake unworthily eat and drink Dam’nation to themselves — we are told that.
Why are they there.Why are they prayerful.If in the future their actions prove to be negative I say yes deny but who am I but just a lay person.I know of an abortion supporter who I think Sister’s had died in a so called back alley abortion.He hated us and the Catholic church.He had pictures of a dead woman with a hanger and we would stand next to him and plead for life.Well one day after an invite from Father Pavone he walked into chruch.Father was up on the Altar and said Welcome.Some people in the pews began to talk against Father.This man knelt ed down.I don’t know the rest of the story but .