Heavenly Doctrine (Chadwick) n. 101

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101. But charity extends much further than to the poor and needy. For charity consists in doing what is right in every task, and one's duty in every office one holds. If a judge sees justice done for justice's sake, he exercises charity; if he punishes the guilty and acquits the innocent, he exercises charity, for he thus takes thought for his fellow citizens and his country. A priest who teaches the truth and guides people towards good, for the sake of truth and good, exercises charity. But if he does such things for his own or the world's sake, he does not exercise charity, because it is not the neighbour he loves, but himself.


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