Hatred (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Joseph Delany · 1913
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Description
Hatred, a vehement aversion toward a person or toward something bound up with that person, is split by theologians into two kinds with very different moral weight. Loathing fastens first on a person's qualities and only secondarily on the person. Hostility aims straight at the person, delights in his discredit, and wishes his lot unmixedly hard.
Hostility breaks charity directly and is always sinful, sometimes gravely. Loathing of what is evil is no sin and may even be virtuous, as in praying for a harmful heresiarch's death to stop his ravages, provided spite does not hide behind zeal. Hatred of God himself, loathing his perfections precisely as God's, stands at the head of sins, a diabolical turning of the will that even mortal sin only implies.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Joseph Delany |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 3 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |