Jesus judged as well. He didn’t choose the path of nonjudgement when he spoke to the Pharisees or about them. The argument that Christians - or anyone for that matter - shouldn’t judge is nonsensical. Jesus judged, the apostles judged, and all the early Christians judged. Judgement and discernment are basic rational skills that allow a person to discern between good and evil.
He is the great judge. I am not. While we do imitate Christ, there are limitation, like we do not get to sit on the Great White Throne. The Church does not judge souls, so the idea of a being in an actual state of mortal sin can be seen as a matter of taking the best path for the good of the whole. Canon Law can regulate marriage and communion, but not the actual state of the soul. It can change, at least in my opinion. I know this is a matter that even Catholic theologians and bishop disagree on.
First, God is the one judging, not Ezekiel. Ezekiel’s assignment, as a prophet to Judah in exile, was to speak for God to those people. The lesson from this is that God may well hold us accountable for not doing what he tells us to do. This includes trying to persuade those we see committing sin from their path as God leads us to them. It is not a license to condemn. Remember, that was God. He judged. Ezekiel was to persuade. It is a great principle. I do not understand the bearing it has on this topic though. I know of no bishop that has said we do *not *have the responsibility to turn people from sin.
I don’t think anyone here is talking about condemnation. You are right we can not judge a persons soul… where it will be for eternity. But we can make a judgement on actions. We do know that certain moral actions MAY lead one to hell.****
