Charity (Christian virtue)
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Charity (Christian virtue)
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In Christian theology, charity is considered one of the seven virtues and was understood by Thomas Aquinas as "the friendship of man for God", which "unites us to God". He holds it as "the most excellent of the virtues". Aquinas further holds that "the habit of charity extends not only to the love of God, but also to the love of our neighbor". The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines "charity" as "the theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake, and our neighbor
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One of the seven theological virtues
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_(Christian_virtue)
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2024-03-07T04:48:35Z
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