Judge Not

Hypocrites are fond of selectively quoting (misquoting, isn't Satan the father of lies?) Jesus Christ and the Holy Bible on "Judge not."

«Judge not, that you may not be judged, for with what judgment you judge, you shall be judged: and with what measure you measure out, it shall be measured out to you. And why do you see the little speck of dust that is in your brother's eye; and do not see the huge log that is in your own eye? Or how do you say to your brother: Let me remove the speck out of your eye; and behold a beam is in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam in your own eye, and then you shall see clearly to remove the speck out of your brother's eye!» (Mt. vii, 1-5. See https://drbo.org/chapter/47007.htm)

St John Chrysostom

I will now quote the great Doctor of the Church, St John, called "Chrysostom," Greek for "Golden-Mouthed."  

"What does 'Judge not, and you shall not be judged' (Luke vi, 37), mean? 

"Are we not to denounce those who sin? 

"Why, then, does Paul say, 'Reprove, entreat, rebuke!' (2 Timothy iv, 2), and 'Reprove before (ie, in front of) everyone,  those who sin' (1 Timothy v, 20)? 

"Jesus Christ also said to St Peter, 'Rebuke him, and if he will not obey, tell the Church' (Matthew xviii, 15-17). 

"Why, then, did He give His Apostles the power of the keys? 

"For, if they are not to judge, they are without authority, and in vain have they received the power of binding and loosing! 

"Besides, if this were the case, everything in the churches and cities and homes would come to an end. For unless we correct our enemies, we shall never put an end to enmity, and everything would be turned upside down! 

"Therefore, let us take care to study the meaning of what is said here, so that no one may think that the remedies of our salvation are laws of disorder and confusion! 

"For, Our Lord has made as clear as possible to those who have understanding the perfection of this law, saying: 'First cast the beam out of your own eye' (Luke vi, 42). 

"You see, He does not forbid us to judge, but commands us first to remove the beam from our own eyes, and only then correct the faults of others." 

Source: St. John Chrysostom, On Matthew, homily XXIV, pg. 57, SS vol. III. 

St Paul the Apostle commanded Christians to judge, in Corinthians vi, 4-5.

What is obvious is that Jesus Christ warns against, and forbids and excludes Rash and Presumptuous Judgment, and Hypocritical Judgment. 

The Catholic Church has always taught that we can and must judge but that we must very certainly not be Rash in judging, for Rashness is the very opposite of Justice, nor must we be Presumptuous when judging, not Presume to place ourselves in the position of the Supreme judge, who is God, claiming to lay down absolute and definite judgment. 

Lucio Joao Mascarenhas