Commentary: 'When we feel injured, our thirst for revenge usually exceeds the injury.'
"The Sermon on the Mount," by Harry Anderson. Jesus taught his followers that “when a person strikes you on the right cheek, turn and offer him the other.”Last Sunday, in Catholic churches all over the world, the first Scripture reading was fromof the Book of Leviticus, the third book of the Pentateuch, which describes the covenant between God and his people.
As a nation, we have gone way beyond an eye for an eye. On Sept. 11, 2001, about 3,000 people were killed. Since 9/11, about half a million people have died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. So, we have gone more than 100 times beyond an eye for an eye. Others — St. Augustine, for example — argued that while Christians are required to observe this precept when they are attacked, Christians have an obligation in love to come to the defense of others when they are attacked.
This is not a popular view. Pope Francis has angered both sides of the Ukraine-Russia war by calling for negotiations and reconciliation. He wants to be a mediator, but no one wants to come to the table.
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