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To: CatherineofAragon
Envy of what?

Envy is "sorrow for another's good," according to St. John Damascene—who protected icons and holy pictures from Moslem-influenced fanatics who were destroying them in the 8th century. But St. Thomas Aquinas says no—envy is when we see another's virtue or good fortune, and feel sorrow at the evil or inadequacy we see in ourselves. In any case, it's kind of open-ended what will burn envious people up about a person or an institution. You see it a lot in anti-Semitism. If a claim seems illogical or obsessive, I figure envy is at least an element.

273 posted on 05/10/2014 6:01:27 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: SamuraiScot

Yes, I know the definition of envy, thanks. It’s still unclear how you mean it in the context of your post, however.

Envy of the Vatican’s wealth? Who and why on earth would anyone envy that?


274 posted on 05/10/2014 6:28:36 PM PDT by CatherineofAragon ((Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization).)
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