Love is not tolerance

My brother sent me these short but forceful comments by Bishop Fulton Sheen which I’m happy to share with my readers:

 

Christian love bears evil, but it does not tolerate it.

It does penance for the sins of others, but it is not broadminded about sin.

The cry for tolerance never induces it to quench its hatred of the evil philosophies that have entered into contest with the Truth.

It forgives the sinner, and it hates the sin; it is unmerciful to the error in his mind.

The sinner it will always take back into the bosom of the Mystical Body;
but his lie will never be taken into the treasury of His Wisdom.

Real love involves real hatred:
whoever has lost the power of moral indignation and the urge to drive the buyers and sellers from the temples has also lost a living, fervent love of Truth.

Charity, then, is not a mild philosophy of “live and let live”;
it is not a species of sloppy sentiment.

Charity is the infusion of the Spirit of God,
which makes us love the beautiful and hate the morally ugly.

 

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  1. 1 Katherine Jane May 24, 2009 at 11:01

    I’m a great fan of Bishop Fulton Sheen.
    As he explains with these simple but meaningful words “Tolerance” and “love” are two very different things — a truth we must all grasp. We’re called to love all men in the name of Jesus, not ignore their debauchery in the name of “diversity”. As a teacher, I never fail to cry out that today it is more than vital that our young people do not take the current apathetic and tolerant approach to sin.

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  2. 2 Antonella Oliver May 26, 2009 at 10:11

    All so very interesting…….good work……..ciao Antonella

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