Catholic Classics Day 26: Concerning Hasty Judgment (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Only God Can Judge The Heart
- Christians are forbidden from pronouncing final judgments because only God can judge the hidden intent of hearts.
- St. Francis de Sales emphasizes self-examination instead: the apostle says if we judged ourselves truly we would not be judged.
Interior Defects Produce Rash Judgments
- Rash judgments arise from various interior defects like bitterness, pride, or secret pleasure in others' faults.
- St. Francis lists temperaments (sourness, pride, pleasure in others' faults) as root causes that make judgments harsh and persistent.
Cure Rash Judgment With Charity
- Do drink the 'sacred wine of charity' to cure rash judgment by cultivating loving affections.
- St. Francis prescribes charity as the remedy that turns the soul away from seeking out others' faults and softens perception.