Having stressed the importance of justice and the negative consequences of the failure to judge, we should also note some boundaries beyond which the principle of justice is not applicable. These limits will not detract from the significance of this virtue at all, but they must be understood in order to practice it properly. Like all moral principles (pp. 3.4:4-7), justice is contextual (it must be applied by a thinking mind to a given context) and absolute (it must be applied rigorously).

We must not judge too hastily, but must retain an attitude of open-mindedness throughout the judgment process.
We should be aware that people, because of their limited context of knowledge, can make honest errors (p. 3.10:3). In such cases our negative judgment should extend only to the errors themselves and not to the moral character of those in error.
We should recognize that people sometimes fail because of factors beyond their control. In such cases, we cannot rationally condemn that failure.
Although moral character must be cultivated (p. 3.10:1), it can be changed over time, since humans are autonomous beings. Therefore no one should be pronounced eternally beyond redemption or forever infallible.