Justice (Divine, Human)
Human justice as presented in the work of Maria Valtorta is profoundly imperfect and approximate. It favors the powerful, punishing the more weak. Divine justice is perfect, it sees the Heart, it is not based on appearances or on power but on love.
In "The Gospel as it was revealed to me"[edit | edit source]
Divine Justice[edit | edit source]
- To an apostle who said: "It is only with us that they are without love. But we are different from them. It is fair." "No, in the Kingdom of my Father it is not fair and the way to judge will be different. It is not the rich and the powerful, as such, who will have honors, but only those who have always loved God. Yes, even the bad ones must be loved. Not for their wickedness, but out of pity for their Souls that they grievously wound. They must be loved with a love that supplicates the Father in heaven to heal them and to redeem them.[1]
- Divine Justice: "For the good, it will be Ecstasy, for the Satans, it will be lightning, friends. Truly, I tell you: to be a slave, leper, beggar all life long, is a royal felicity compared to an hour, a single hour of divine punishment."[2]
Human Justice[edit | edit source]
- Blessed are the Hungry and Thirsty for justice, for they shall be satisfied. - Blessed are those persecuted for justice, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them.[3]
- Human justice is blind in one eye, and troubled in the other.[4]
- The virtue of Justice: CEC §1807: Justice is the moral virtue consisting in the constant and firm will to give to God and to the Neighbor what is due to them. Justice towards God is called the "virtue of Religion". Towards men, it disposes one to respect the rights of each and to establish in human relations the harmony that promotes equity regarding persons and the Good common. The just man, often mentioned in the holy Books, is distinguished by the habitual uprightness of his thoughts and the rectitude of his conduct towards the Neighbor. "You shall not show partiality to the little, nor favoritism to the great; you shall judge your Neighbor with justice" (Lv 19:15). "Masters, grant to your slaves what is just and fair, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven" (Col 4:1).