Politicians and excommunication

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The parable of the wheat and the weeds comes to mind.

***He replied, ‘No, if you pull up the weeds you might uproot the wheat along with them. Let them grow together until harvest; then at harvest time I will say to the harvesters, “First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles for burning; but gather the wheat into my barn.”’" ***(Matthew 13:29-30)

At the end of the day it is God himself who will toss us into the fire or gather us into his barn.

I had to ask for confession tonight before Mass. As OraLabora said, I have enough to worry about.

I think the passage you quote is more of a general principle and not an absolute for every single case otherwise the Church wouldn’t ever pronounce public excommunication on anyone. An analogy is how cops will prioritize for who they pull over for speeding. They will generally let the ones go who are only going a few MPH above the speed limit so that they can concentrate on the serious offenders who are clearly going at dangerous speeds and who are putting the safety of everyone at risk.