Pope Benedict XVI dedicated his catechesis to the general audience on Wednesday, June 2 at the thought of the great philosopher Thomas Aquinas, who grew up "at the school of Albert the Great," created "a work of fundamental importance for the history of philosophy and theology "and" the history of culture studied in depth Aristotle and his interpreters, acquiring new Latin translations of original texts in greek ". In this way, Thomas "is not only supported the most Arab commentators, but he could personally read the original texts," commenting that he and "distinguishing what was good from what it was doubtful or rejected altogether." Through this intellectual journey, "showed that between Christian faith and reason there is a natural harmony."
is "the great work of Thomas, who at the time of the clash between two cultures - that moment when it seemed that the faith had to surrender before the reason - that they showed go together, that what appeared to reason is not compatible with the faith was not right, and what appeared to faith was not faith, as opposed to true rationality. " In this way, "has created a new synthesis, which was the culture of centuries."
Link SRM , courtesy L'Osservatore Romano
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