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I am Judgmental

I could not help but laugh at the Alexandra's post in response to Connie's comments about being judgmental. Like Alexandra says, there is a different between judging people's actions, and the internal state of their soul. Only God can do the latter, but quite often we are called to do the former. In fact, I spent half the day judging people. It's my job. I look at their actions, behavior and other factors pertaining to the individual. Then, along with two clerics, I judge whether or not they were capable of entering into a valid marriage, and if they are capable, whether or not their actions were consistent with so doing. If the answer to any these questions is no, then along with the two other judges I judge the couple's marriage invalid. Occasionally, I also judge that the individual is not ready to attempt marriage a second time, and thus a prohibition is needed to prevent such from taking place until the issues that led to the invalidity of the first attempt at marriage are adequately dealt with. As you can see, throughout this entire process I am judging people; and I do this with a mandate from the Church to do so. Therefore, the prohibition "Judge not, lest ye be judged" is not absolute, but rather must be understood within its proper context.