(Mis) Judgement

Something I encounter again and again in the Church is people's failure to form opinions about others on the basis of criteria which would seem to matter. It applies to ministers, Church leaders, members: This one sows dissension, that one empties the Church, this one opposes her Church's teachings, this one rejects salvation from sin, and so on -- yet they are measured by their optimism, their mild manners, their public alms, their commitment, and so on -- as if the other side of the story didn't count for anything at all. OBSERVATION: Part of the problem is, it would seem, that people give preference to the individual rather than the Body in their thinking. It is immature thinking. It doesn't have the spiritual depth.