Every “flawed human being” needs to practice not tolerance, but fidelity to the moral and doctrinal codes of the Church. That entails applying one’s well-formed conscience to one’s own actions and sayings to decide one’s own degree of sinfulness, and to the actions and sayings of others to decide, not the state of the soul of the person concerned, but whether their actions or words can be recommended to fellow travellers.
Those “daring to be different” must be prepared to accept responsibility for their own actions and sayings.
It is difficult not to conclude that you yourself are in the cohort you defined as follows: “Those here who believe that they represent the truth in all matters.” On the other hand, those who believe in the moral and doctrinal teachings of the Church can feel confident of knowing the truth.
You should have read your own quotation from Matthew: “2 For in the same way you judge others”. Note, judging others, i.e. people, not their actions or words.
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