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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Whoso taketh away pity from his friend, forsaketh the fear of the Lord. Who else is here denoted by the name of a friend, saving every neighbour, who is united to us in a faithful attachment in proportion as, having received from us good service in this present time, he effectually aids us toward attaining hereafter the eternal country? For because there are two precepts of charity viz. …
Thomas Aquinas
To show they are blameworthy for this, he continues, "He takes away mercy from a neighbor," namely in the time of sorrow, "forsakes the fear of the Lord," that is, the reverence due to God, because of whom and in whom one loves his neighbor. As John says, "Whoever does not love his brother whom he does see, how can he love the God whom he cannot see?" (1 John 4:20)
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