The glorious run of “Who am I to judge?” has often become a tool to reverse the moral order. It can confuse the liberation that comes from acting rationally within metaphysical and moral order with acting “freely,” wherein nothing exists but what “I judge,” whatever I choose.
“Who am I to judge” was said in a specific context. The pope was asked about a priest he was moving into a new job, I think at the Vatican Bank. The man had been involved with a homosexual scandal in South America, then called to the Vatican to run the guest house for a decade. I think that’s called penance. At any rate, this is the man of good will seeking the Lord. So the question that needs asking is who we are to judge a repentant sinner? Jesus said to the woman caught in adultery: does no one condemn you? … neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.
Ought we who call Him “Lord” do other than He did?