Beware Yon Dragons

A regular running monologue of opinions and ideas from a "country priest".

This blog represents the personal opinions of Fr. Chori Jonathin Seraiah, and is not necessarily representative of the position of St. George Catholic Church, in Republic, Missouri, the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter, Bishop Steven Lopes, or the Catholic Church as a whole.

Justice And Mercy

Jan. 15, 2024

I am sure that there are those who, after hearing that Theodore McCarrick was declared unable to stand trial for his crimes, felt that it is unjust. Unjust to him? Actually no. Consider this: when someone commits a grave sin, and gets away with it and then dies, that is not a blessing in any way. That is a punishment. You see, getting caught and tried in court forces a person to deal with his behavior and makes him take a close look at his eternal destiny. The one who is never caught (or who does not stand trial for some reason) is not being given a mercy. He is being given the fullest consequences of his actions because he is left to himself, and that usually means that the person does not find repentance. Those people who get away with it almost always die in sin; impenitent and unforgiven. Their souls are in the hands of God; which probably means their judgment is at hand. Remember, God is just and He will always do what is right.

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