Friday, Easter Wk 7: "the Jews brought charges against Paul"

... and demanded his condemnation. I answered them that it was not Roman practice to hand over an accused person before he has faced his accusers and had the opportunity to defend himself against their charge.

-- Acts 25:13b-21

False witness and perjury. When it is made publicly, a statement contrary to the truth takes on a particular gravity. In court it becomes false witness. When it is under oath, it is perjury. Acts such as these contribute to condemnation of the innocent, exoneration of the guilty, or the increased punishment of the accused. They gravely compromise the exercise of justice and the fairness of judicial decisions.

-- CCC 2476

Saint Christopher Magallanes, priest and martyr, and his companions, martyrs, pray for us.