This is an interesting Admonition; (Part 2)

 

26th July Admonition  26   How the Servants of God should honour Priests.   Blessed is the servant of God who puts faith in those priests who live upright lives according to the Roman Church.   And woe to those who despise them. For no one should criticise a priest-even one who is a sinner, because the Lord reserves to Himself alone the judgement of a priest.   For, just as so much greater is their responsibility concerning the holy Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ, which they possess , and which they receive, and which they alone can minister to others,   so much so is the sin of one who sins against a priest greater than any other sin found amongst men in the whole world.   Translation Pia Fugaccia aka Sr. Giles

This is an interesting Admonition; (Part 2)   And to sin against Priests is greater than any sin we can commit, (because it is like judging Christ himself)?   In today’s world, in the everyday sense, when we assess another by their behaviour we tend not to count this assessment as a verdict requiring secular or religious censure, rather something necessary for the good of all.   What if the person is a Priest who has committed paedophilia?   Do we think that St. Francis would have it that anyone condemning a Priest for such heinous crimes yet sins against Christ himself?     Rather I believe that any paedophile, Priest or not, sins against Christ… To rape a child is to rape Christ…   How far then do we take Matthew 7:1 What think you?