Charity

The charity is in the beginning one of the three theological Virtues, in the Christianisme (at the sides of the Foi and the Espérance) - it is the virtue queen: love of God and the Nearest .

The practical application of the virtue of charity with regard to the next one is a charitable organization, a gift, a alms. It is then about a satisfied private initiative, dictated by the Foi (Christian or different: the term, originally Christian, is applied to similar practices in other religions). It consists in deciding to offer Temps, a service, Amour, money etc with a person in the need. The term generally indicates the virtue which carries to make the well Others.

Direction derived from the second, “Charity” is the name given to certain hospitals or religious old people's homes, where these charitable organizations are carried out.

Etymology

Charité is the Francization of Latin caritas, - atis (meaning dearness initially, then love ). It is the translation of the Greek word reunion in the New Testament.

Charity like theological virtue

See also: Holy Charity

Before to have taken a restricted “technical” direction and to be applied to caritative works of other religions, charity (or love) is, from the Christian point of view, the theological virtue by which one loves God over any thing for Itself, and its next like oneself for the love of god. Charity ensures and purifies the human power to like and raises it to supernatural perfection of the divine love.

The Christian Charité is in the middle of the message evangelic. It finds its formulation in the Anthem of the Charity of Paul saint: “Without charity, I am nothing… ”. And all that is privilege, service, virtue even… “without charity, that does not serve to me as nothing. Charity takes patience, charity renders service, it jealous step, it plastronne not, it does not swell pride, it does not do anything ugly, it does not seek its interest, it is not irritated, it does not maintain resentment, it is not delighted by the injustice, but it finds its joy in the truth. She excuses all, she believes all, she hopes for all, she endures all. The three remain: faith, the hope and charity. But charity is largest. ” (I Co 13,1-7. 13).

Principle of assistance

Charity appears in the social Doctrine of the Church, in the form of the principle of assistance. This principle was included in the Decision-making process of the European Union, under the name of Principe of subsidiarity.

See too

charity|charity

  • Each Monothéisme took it again on its account for its communities or humanity in general.

Random links:Castrate Olympic | Stromboidea | Cupola (ISS) | Star Academy 4 (France) | Industrial services of Geneva | Triprolidine