“To know whom to avoid is a great means of saving our souls. […] Thus, the Church forbids the faithful to communicate with those unbelievers who have forsaken the faith by corrupting it, such as heretics, or by renouncing it, such as apostates.”-St Thomas Aquinas
Respectfully opinion only and not to offend. But in reading His Spoken Word in the Scriptures, Jesus seems to do the opposite does he not?
Preaches Love your neighbor as you Love yourself?
Would that not include heretics? We will be judged by our actions or faithfulness to His Word, not judged by the heretics actions, but by what we do to others?
Do onto others what you would want done unto you?
Jesus did not teach us not to help those in need or ask first if they are heretics, before we help them in their needs, did he, or is there any where in Scriptures that teach such?
Jesus did the opposite, did he not>>for He reaches out, approaches, sits and talks to those who do not believe or accept the Spoken Word ( heretics?) Jesus sought to seek out the heretic, to preach to those in all walks in Life. to convert them, yet forces not?
Jesus did he not command and sent out His Apostles>>> to approach the heretic, go out into all Nations, call out to heretics, to teach them to give them the Spoken Word?
Jesus preaches to sinners, those who were not of his flock, those who were out side the faith did he not?
Jesus >>Approaches sinners, heretic>Samaritan Woman at the well?
Jesus defends the outcast, like the woman in adultery, those without sin throw the first stone? In Jesus time be known as a heretic, broken away nor obeyed or followed the Spoken Word?
Jesus commands his own Apostles to go to the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel >>those who had
manifested their own errors publicly ( join to other beliefs or gods) those who forsaken the Faith,
those who were weak and simple minded and where mislead, to bring them back into the faith, would they not be thought of as heretics?
Jesus sought not to cast them out, or forsake them, but to even lay down his very life for them and labored to bring them back into the fold of Faith and Belief, did he not?
My goodness the more one ponders, on the topic of Heretics>>
Did Jesus not do the opposite, did He not?
Were we not at one time,our early forefathers, in ancient time, when Jesus walked the earth, not also heretics, not being born or raised in the Faith and Belief?
Jesus did not force anyone either did he, or sought to do harm did he?
Jesus does he not tell us as written, the door is open to us >grafted on?
Jesus was sent to the Heretics on earth?
He came to preach, teach, gather, He approached, He communicated with the herectics and laid down his very life in doing so even, did he not, to bring about salvation to All?
Jesus did not, come to save the righteous ones, but those who were unrighteous>the heretics and give them the Spoken Word of God?
Just opinion pondering on and not to offend either. Peace
