Judges cannot - nor should they try to - align our legal system with the Church's moral teaching whenever the two diverge. They should, however, conform their own behavior to the Church's standard.
Copy QuoteI busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
Copy Quote View & ShareIt is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.
Copy Quote View & ShareOne of the things I was taught in law school is that I'd never be able to think the same again - that being a lawyer is something that's part of who I am as an individual now.
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