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Scriptor catholicus saeculi XX, Ioannes Ronald Reuel Tolkien, ita nostram responsabilitatem descripsit per os unius ex protagonistis cuiusdam fabulae: «Non est tamen nostrum omnes mundi aestus colligere, sed facere quod in nobis est ad subveniendum annis in quibus positi sumus, malum exstirpando in agris quos cognoscimus, ita ut qui post nos vivent terram habere possint colendam mundam». Civilizatio amoris non nascitur ex uno spectaculoso gestu, sed ex summa parvarum et tenacium fidelitatum quae dehumanizationi obstant. Quapropter operae pretium est subsistere et examinare quomodo unusquisque in suo campo ad eius aedificationem conferre possit. Sine ulla praetensione exhauriendi argumentum, quinque proponam vias responsabilitatis cotidianae et publicae: verba exarmare, pacem in iustitia aedificare, victimarum aspectum assumere, sanum realismum colere, dialogum et multilateralismum repetere. Victimarum aspectum assumere non significat victimam fieri aut condicionem victimae tamquam aliquid bonum extollere. Hoc enim esset in culturam querelarum et inertiae labi, quae veram iustitiam impedit et malum impunitum sinit. Potius, victimarum perspectivam assumere est eorum qui iniuriam passi sunt dolorem intellegere et pro iis fortiter agere. Nihil autem mali est in potentia aut suprematu acquirendo— immo saepe necessarium est—, dummodo haec potentia ad iustitiam diffundendam, ad malum exstirpandum et ad pacem in veritate aedificandam ordinetur. Sanum realismum colere requirit ut agnoscamus: sine sufficienti vi et auctoritate, dialogus et multilateralismus saepe inefficaces manent contra eos qui iustitiam contemnunt et dehumanizationem promovent. Itaque vera responsabilitas in eo consistit ut, victimis adstantes, nos ipsi fortes, efficaces et impavidi artifices pacis et iustitiae fiamus, non autem in passivitate aut in victimatus glorificatione haereamus. Nam civilizatio amoris non ex infirmitate, sed ex iusta fortitudine et ex actuosa caritate nascitur et crescit.

Vocabulary & Translations

Scriptor

Writer

catholicus

Catholic

saeculi

of the century

XX,

20th,

Ioannes

John

Ronald

Reuel

Tolkien,

ita

thus

nostram

our

responsabilitatem

responsibility

descripsit

described

per

through

mouth

unius

of one

protagonistis

protagonists

cuiusdam

of a certain

fabulae:

story:

«Non

“Not

est

tamen

however

nostrum

our

omnes

all

mundi

of the world

aestus

tides

colligere,

to gather,

sed

but

facere

to do

quod

that which

nobis

est

subveniendum

helping

annis

the years

quibus

which

positi

placed

sumus,

we are,

malum

evil

exstirpando

by uprooting

agris

fields

quos

which

cognoscimus,

we know,

ita

that

qui

those who

post

after

nos

vivent

will live

terram

earth

habere

to have

possint

may be able

colendam

to be cultivated

mundam».

clean.”

Civilizatio

Civilization

amoris

of love

non

not

nascitur

is born

from

uno

one

spectaculoso

spectacular

gestu,

gesture,

sed

but

from

summa

sum

parvarum

of small

and

tenacium

tenacious

fidelitatum

fidelities

quae

which

dehumanizationi

dehumanization

obstant.

oppose.

Quapropter

Therefore

operae

of effort

pretium

worth

est

it is

subsistere

to pause

and

examinare

to examine

quomodo

how

unusquisque

each one

suo

his own

campo

field

eius

its

aedificationem

building

conferre

contribute

possit.

can.

Sine

Without

ulla

any

praetensione

pretense

exhauriendi

of exhausting

argumentum,

the argument,

quinque

five

proponam

I will propose

vias

ways

responsabilitatis

of responsibility

cotidianae

daily

and

publicae:

public:

verba

words

exarmare,

to disarm,

pacem

peace

iustitia

justice

aedificare,

to build,

victimarum

of victims

aspectum

the perspective

assumere,

to assume,

sanum

healthy

realismum

realism

colere,

to cultivate,

dialogum

dialogue

and

multilateralismum

multilateralism

repetere.

to repeat.

Victimarum

of victims

aspectum

appearance

assumere

to assume

non

not

significat

means

victimam

victim

fieri

to become

aut

condicionem

condition

victimae

of a victim

tamquam

aliquid

something

bonum

good

extollere.

to extol.

Hoc

This

enim

for

esset

would be

culturam

culture

querelarum

of complaints

and

inertiae

of inertia

labi,

to slip,

quae

which

veram

true

iustitiam

justice

impedit

hinders

and

malum

evil

impunitum

unpunished

sinit.

allows.

Potius,

Rather,

victimarum

victims'

perspectivam

perspective

assumere

to assume

est

eorum

of those

qui

who

iniuriam

injury

passi

have suffered

sunt

are

dolorem

pain

intellegere

to understand

and

pro

for

iis

them

fortiter

boldly

agere.

to act.

Nihil

Nothing

autem

however

mali

evil

est

potentia

power

aut

suprematu

supremacy

acquirendo

acquiring

immo

indeed

saepe

often

necessarium

necessary

est

dummodo

provided that

haec

this

potentia

power

iustitiam

justice

diffundendam,

spreading,

malum

evil

exstirpandum

uprooting

and

pacem

peace

veritate

truth

aedificandam

building

ordinetur.

is ordered.

Sanum

Healthy

realismum

realism

colere

to cultivate

requirit

requires

that

agnoscamus:

we acknowledge:

sine

without

sufficienti

sufficient

force

and

auctoritate,

authority,

dialogus

dialogue

and

multilateralismus

multilateralism

saepe

often

inefficaces

ineffective

manent

remain

contra

against

eos

those

qui

who

iustitiam

justice

contemnunt

despise

and

dehumanizationem

dehumanization

promovent.

promote.

Itaque

Therefore

vera

true

responsabilitas

responsibility

this

consistit

consists

ut,

that,

victimis

victims

adstantes,

standing by,

nos

ipsi

ourselves

fortes,

strong,

efficaces

effective

and

impavidi

fearless

artifices

artisans

pacis

of peace

and

iustitiae

of justice

fiamus,

become,

non

not

autem

however

passivitate

passivity

aut

victimatus

of victimhood

glorificatione

glorification

haereamus.

we remain stuck.

Nam

For

civilizatio

civilization

amoris

of love

non

not

from

infirmitate,

weakness,

sed

but

from

iusta

just

fortitudine

strength

and

from

actuosa

active

caritate

charity

nascitur

is born

and

crescit.

grows.