“Who Am I to Judge?”

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“Who am I to judge?”

Five words that shook the world last July. It’s what Pope Francis said about gay people in response to a reporter’s question about a “gay lobby” in the Vatican.

“Do not judge so that you may not be judged.”

Ten words that likely shook the crowd when Jesus spoke them, words that so resonated that the missive is restated in James 5 in today’s first...