How do God's infinite justice and infinite mercy harmonize?
In God, justice and mercy are never in opposition; they are two aspects of the same infinite divine love. God's justice is His holiness and truth, giving to each what is due and upholding the moral order of creation. God's mercy is His compassionate love meeting human misery and forgiving guilt. On the Cross of Jesus Christ, justice and mercy kiss: divine justice is satisfied by the perfect self-offering of the Son, and divine mercy is lavished upon repentant sinners, granting forgiveness and divine life without compromising absolute holiness.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 1846-1848
- Psalm 85:10
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