“Evil preaches tolerance until it is dominant, then it tries to silence good,” stated Archbishop Charles Chaput. These are some very chilling words. They pierce through the dense fog of modern moral relativism like a hot knife through butter. It is a warning that echoes through the blood-soaked pages of history— a truth that, if ignored, will be at our peril.
There are the days when a Christian is expected to worship every creed except his own —G.K. Chesterton
We are living in a time in history where tolerance is held up as the ultimate virtue. It is the golden calf which we are called to bow down before. We are told to accept everything, question nothing, and embrace a fake unity that sacrifices truth on the altar of political correctness. But what happens when this tolerance becomes a blindfold, concealing the unadulterated reality of evil lurking in our midst? This is what is called the seduction of false neutrality.
Like a ravenous wolf, evil does not care for the rebranding and carefully crafted social constructs. It does not respect you, it does not play fair, and it certainly does not give a damn about your feelings.
Start by being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’t look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified, you can do everything. —St. Catherine of Siena
Are we to suffer the insufferable? Nope!
The Bible is our battle cry against evil. From the very beginning when Satan tempts Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden (Gen. 3:1-6), on through to the book of Revelation with its graphic portrayal of the ultimate battle between good and evil (Rev. 19:11-21), the Scriptures paint a clear picture of the destructive nature of evil and the unwavering call to resist it. We are being called to expose, resist, and fight it with every fiber of our being. When we tolerate evil, we become complicit in its destruction. We give it a platform, a voice, a foothold from which to spread its poison.
The chief strength of the wicked lies in the cowardice and weakness of good men. —Pope St. Pius X
Remember Sodom and Gomorrah, cities consumed by fire and brimstone for their wickedness? (Gen. 19:24-25) Their sin was not simply tolerated; it was celebrated, normalized, woven into the very fabric of their society. The result? Total annihilation.
Approving of other people’s sin is a sin. (Romans 1:32)
A Call to Righteous Anger
Jesus Himself, the embodiment of Love, was not afraid to overturn the tables of the money changers in the temple. His righteous anger blazed like a wildfire. (Jn. 2:13-17) He did not tolerate the exploitation of His Father’s house; He took a whip to it.
He who is not angry when there is just cause for anger is immoral. Why? Because anger looks to the good of justice. And if you can live amid injustice without anger, you are immoral as well as unjust. —St. Thomas Aquinas
That is the kind of righteous anger we need today. Not the insignificant, self-righteous rage of the keyboard warriors hiding in a basement somewhere, but a holy fury that burns against injustice, against oppression, against the trampling of innocent lives.
Tolerance is not a virtue when it means turning a blind eye to the suffering of others. It is not moral to remain silent when evil parades itself in the streets, draped under a flag of “tolerance.”
Christians are not called to be doormats. We are called to be warriors, armed with the truth of God’s Word and fueled by a righteous anger that refuses to back down.
Christian Non-Negotiables
Discern: Learn to recognize evil for what it is, not what the world tells us it is. Do not be fooled by its seductive disguises or its promises of “progress.” As Hebrews 13:9 says, “Do not be carried away by all kinds of strange teachings…”
Resist: Speak out against evil, even when it is unpopular. Do not be afraid to call a spade a spade, to name sin for what it is, and to stand firm in your convictions.
We have had enough of exhortations to be silent! Cry out with a hundred thousand tongues. I see the world is rotten because of silence. —St. Catherine of Siena
Fight the Good Fight: Don’t just give lip service; put some action behind your words. Get involved in the fight for righteousness. Support those on the frontlines, expose the darkness, and work tirelessly to build a better world… for your children and your children’s children.
If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. —St. Thomas Aquinas
In a world that more and more celebrates evil, let us be the ones who refuse to tolerate it. Let us be warriors for Truth, defenders of the innocent, and champions of a God who demands justice and righteousness.
True bravery is following Christ in a world that hates Him.
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God bless you.
