There is an ancient motto to the effect that the Catholic Church would forgive a sinner but never a heretic. I believe that is a true reflection of how institutional authority figures operate, based on their cunning assessment of people, in terms of keeping power, authority and money flowing to themselves.
Those in power are quite adept at getting there and staying there. Their deep-rooted love of power over other people that they have no right to direct and control is an addiction that can never be quenched.
The sinner is conformist and mildly evil, but being evil indicates that he is normal, submissive and going along with the program like all the other sinful joiners. They do not rock the boat; for sure they do not threaten the inveterate grip of the institution overregulating private lives.
Along comes the heretic, likely an active individualist and perhaps an incipient or even advanced individuator. Now here is someone who is a real, active, present threat to the staying power of the institution, perhaps the dagger to be thrust into the heart of the beast, bringing about its demise.
The individual that grows into being an angel, a great soul, is a dire threat, from the point of view of the institutionalists--that is why the philosophy professors at U of M did not advance me to the doctoral program--who are the elite that rule here on earth. They are Satan's lieutenants, keeping the masses exploited, cowed, enslaved, ignorant, superstitious and oppressed.
The heretic, if he is an individualist, and not just a new dictator seeking just to overthrow the existing elite with his own team, with himself at the helm, seeks to deinstitutionalize society, to set up libertarian, individuator anarchism on a vast, worldwide scale. That is what God desires, and liberty is what the noble indviduator seeks for others and himself.
That heretic is truly dangerous to the system, to be held back, censored, defamed, even killed. He certainly will never be forgiven by those in power.
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