“It is the task of the secular authority to guide men to earthly happiness in accordance with the moral and intellectual virtues, through the exercise of reason, while it is for the spiritual authority to guide them to eternal happiness, through teachings transcending reason and the theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Holding (as did St. Thomas) the secular authority comes direct from God, without ecclesiastical mediation; the while “the foundation of the Church is Christ…the foundation of the empire is human right” divinely established in the creation of man.” -Barbara Carter on Dantes Politics
Posted on: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 05:07:31 +0000
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