Posted on 04/24/2016 2:22:22 PM PDT by NYer
At The Catholic Thing Fr. Jerry Pokorsky has a good piece about being non-judgmental, particularly about non-judgmental priests. I think we have all met that sort, right? These pathetic, flexi-spined cowards who would be, were Dante in charge, consigned to chase the pointless ever-whirling banner on the empty plain, pursued by stinging flies, treading upon hideous worms.
Two snips:
Non-Judgmental Shepherds
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Someone recently told me about a Catholic religion teacher who was called by a concerned parent. The teacher was presenting the Catholic faith in a methodical fashion. An upcoming topic was to be love and marriage. The parent wanted assurances that his young daughter would not be taught that the lesbian lifestyle of her older sister is immoral.
If the younger sister came home with a crisp understanding of Christian marriage, she would become hopelessly “judgmental” – a truly horrible person – at least in Dad’s judgment. And she might even find herself denied entry to one or more colleges on the basis of her “intolerance.” You see, believing and living the Catholic faith is “judgmental” and it ruins education – and careers.
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Increasingly the non-judgmental “ideal” is used to silence the proclamation of the Gospel, betraying the diabolical root of the term. When a person is described as “non-judgmental” the term may evoke an attribute of kindness in general. Such a person “affirms people where they are at” regardless of behavior.
But below the surface of a so-called “non-judgmental” person are indulgence and apathy, an inability to see evil, personal narcissism, the pathological desire to be liked, going along to get along, as long as everyone is comfortable. This is why there are so many “non-judgmental” priests, despite the hundreds of thousands of dollars spent by the People of God on each of them during their seminary education, an education that should have included solid courses on logic and Catholic moral theology. To describe Jesus Himself as “non-judgmental” is not only inaccurate, it is exceedingly shallow and insulting.
Similarly, to label a priest “non-judgmental” is damning. It means he is incapable of thinking clearly, affirms his people in their moral errors, and doesn’t take stands opposing the new morality of polite secular opinion. It means he doesn’t have the courage to warn his people against the danger of mortal sin and the fires of Hell.
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Making judgments doesn’t mean being a jerk.
Ping!
“To label a priest “non-judgmental” is damning.” ... even if said priest is the Bishop of Rome.
Non-judgmentalism is a fraud easily exposed.
“Hi, my name is Joe. I am so glad that you are ‘non-judgmental.’ I am a Neo-Nazi. I’m homophobic. I think women should be kept in the kitchen. If I have missed any other sacred cows please forgive me. What do you say? You will make sure I am unemployable. You will compel be to take sensitivity training. You will have my children removed by Child Protective Service. I guess I must have misunderstood when you said you were non-judgmental.”
Can anyone tell me how John the Baptist lost his life? He called out the ruler for his immoral life. The man who lead the way for Jesus was able to call sin "sin!"
Christians have cowered to the enemy of life! When you judge a person you are to judge them with the righteousness of God so that they may have life! It doesn't matter what type of sin it is - you call it out to present the person with the alternative of a sinful life and that is a life of wholeness in God.
**Making judgments doesn’t mean being a jerk.**
The words of Christ Himself in John 7:24
“Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+7%3A24&version=NKJV
This is the judgment verse that the world seems to forget.
They leave off the last half of the verse, “Lest not ye be judged”. We are called to call out evil and wrongdoing, but warned not to be hypocritical.
Use the same standard you use for others, in order to be fair and moral.
The irony is too many conservatives let liberals tar them as evil racists for opposing affirmative action, sexist for opposing abortion, phobic for not wanting mentally ill men in the bathroom or showers with their daughters.
So while liberals say “don’t judge me wrong, the Bible says so!” they judge people as evil for not agreeing with THEIR ideology.
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