Exactly! Instead of Aquinas, may I be so bold as to quote Our Lord Himself against those who would vilify the Holy Father as a "heretic" for stressing compassion: "But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” (Matthew 9:13). Conservatives, like the Pharisees of old, value the Law, Our Lord values the person: "The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath." (Mark 2:27).