The accord between these attributes, however, is hard to understand and articulate, when the acting of God ad extra clashes against the mysterium iniquitatis. I anticipate that such a dichotomy has been reconciled in Jesus Christ, and eminently in his Cross, that is the greatest manifestation of both justice and mercy of God. Many ask: is not such an outpouring of God’s mercy dangerous? The issue is not simple, because sin has caused, from the human point of view, a rift between divine justice and mercy. The idea that the emphasis on divine mercy may cause serious consequences and errors is widespread. ![]() ![]() It might appear, however, that the two are a contradiction: how can we reconcile the reality of mercy with the demands of justice? The boundless mercy of God, in effect, can be frightening and even shocking, especially in our world, in which the sense of justice has been reawakening on a vast scale. As Pope Francis recently affirmed, Sacred Scripture presents God as infinite mercy and as perfect justice.
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