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Rocca di Papa, 5 February 1979 If a text of the New Testament appears to be unfailingly overwhelming it would be the text of Matthew 25, called “the last judgement.” Chiara highlighted it very much, she took it sine glossa and she dealt with the consequences with extreme rationality. The Last Judgement I think it is appropriate to read now, in its entirety, the passage describing the most awe-inspiring and momentous event that all of us will one day have to experience: “When the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. ( ... ) Video in italian Text

Rome, 25 february 1983 Commentary of the Word of Life: Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her (Jn.8:7). While Jesus was teaching in the temple, the Scribes and Pharisees brought in a woman who had been caught in the act of committing adultery. They said to Jesus, ‘In the law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?’ (Jn. 8:5). They wanted to set a trap for him. If Jesus had shown himself to be against the stoning, they could have accused him of going against the law. According to the law, the eye-witnesses had to begin stoning the one who had sinned, to be followed by the rest of the people. If, instead, Jesus had confirmed the death sentence, they would have made him contradict his own teaching about God’s mercy to sinners. But Jesus, bending down and writing on the ground with his finger, showed how unruffled he was. He straightened up and said: Let