"Respect each other, so you can learn to respect God. He, who is insolent to men, is insolent to God." St. John Chrysostom

This thought is in line with the words of Jesus. "What you do to the least, you do to me." Because God is the Father of all, and we are brothers and sisters of the same Father, to disrespect or degrade one of God's sons or daughters is an affront to God himself. If we thought of this before we spoke, would we say something different, more in line with the dignity and identity of the other person? But you may say, this person has done me wrong. So be it. Have we not done a greater wrong to God every time we sin? Yet, God still treats us as his son or daughter. He doesn't degrade or seek to destroy our reputation. Should we not follow his example out of gratitude for his mercy and shown the same mercy to the other?