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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». [187] 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. Immo, hoc est solidarietatem cum iis qui afflicti sunt demonstrare, eorum perspectivam attente et sine iudicio accipere atque ad eorum favorem agere, dum tamen sanum realismum colimus et in dialogum pro pace et iustitia persistimus. Nam si condicionem victimae tamquam finem in se ipsum haberemus, civilizatio amoris non aedificaretur, sed potius nova forma dehumanizationis induceretur, in qua homines ad passivitatem et ad invidiam reducerentur. Vera autem via est ut, victimis adstantes, nos ipsi testes activi et artifices pacis fiamus.

Vocabulary & Translations

Scriptor
Writer
catholicus
Catholic
saeculi
of the century
XX,
20th,
Ioannes
John
Ronald
Ronald
Reuel
Reuel
Tolkien,
Tolkien,
ita
thus
nostram
our
responsabilitatem
responsibility
descripsit
described
per
through
os
mouth
unius
of one
ex
of
protagonistis
protagonists
cuiusdam
of a certain
fabulae:
story:
«Non
"Not
est
is
tamen
however
nostrum
our
omnes
all
mundi
of the world
aestus
tides
colligere,
to gather,
sed
but
facere
to do
quod
what
in
in
nobis
us
est
is
ad
to
subveniendum
help
annis
the years
in
in
quibus
which
positi
placed
sumus,
we are,
malum
evil
exstirpando
by uprooting
in
in
agris
fields
quos
that
cognoscimus,
we know,
ita
so
ut
that
qui
those who
post
after
nos
us
vivent
will live
terram
earth
habere
to have
possint
may be able
colendam
to cultivate
mundam».
clean."
[187]
[187]
Civilizatio
Civilization
amoris
of love
non
not
nascitur
is born
ex
from
uno
one
spectaculoso
spectacular
gestu,
gesture,
sed
but
ex
from
summa
sum
parvarum
of small
et
and
tenacium
tenacious
fidelitatum
loyalties
quae
which
dehumanizationi
dehumanization
obstant.
resist.
Quapropter
Therefore
operae
of work
pretium
worth
est
is
subsistere
to stop
et
and
examinare
examine
quomodo
how
unusquisque
each one
in
in
suo
his
campo
field
ad
to
eius
its
aedificationem
building
conferre
contribute
possit.
may.
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
et
and
publicae:
public:
verba
words
exarmare,
to disarm,
pacem
peace
in
in
iustitia
justice
aedificare,
to build,
victimarum
of victims
aspectum
the perspective
assumere,
to assume,
sanum
healthy
realismum
realism
colere,
to cultivate,
dialogum
dialogue
et
and
multilateralismum
multilateralism
repetere.
to repeat.
Victimarum
of victims
aspectum
aspect
assumere
to assume
non
not
significat
means
victimam
victim
fieri
to become
aut
or
condicionem
condition
victimae
of victim
tamquam
as
aliquid
something
bonum
good
extollere.
to extol.
Immo,
Indeed,
hoc
this
est
is
solidarietatem
solidarity
cum
with
iis
those
qui
who
afflicti
afflicted
sunt
are
demonstrare,
to demonstrate,
eorum
their
perspectivam
perspective
attente
attentively
et
and
sine
without
iudicio
judgment
accipere
to receive
atque
and
ad
for
eorum
their
favorem
favor
agere,
to act,
dum
while
tamen
yet
sanum
healthy
realismum
realism
colimus
we cultivate
et
and
in
in
dialogum
dialogue
pro
for
pace
peace
et
and
iustitia
justice
persistimus.
we persist.
Nam
For
si
if
condicionem
condition
victimae
of victim
tamquam
as
finem
end
in
in
se
itself
ipsum
itself
haberemus,
we had,
civilizatio
civilization
amoris
of love
non
not
aedificaretur,
would be built,
sed
but
potius
rather
nova
new
forma
form
dehumanizationis
of dehumanization
induceretur,
would be introduced,
in
in
qua
which
homines
humans
ad
to
passivitatem
passivity
et
and
ad
to
invidiam
envy
reducerentur.
would be reduced.
Vera
True
autem
however
via
way
est
is
ut,
that,
victimis
victims
adstantes,
standing by,
nos
we
ipsi
ourselves
testes
witnesses
activi
active
et
and
artifices
makers
pacis
of peace
fiamus.
become.

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