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Difference Between Social Justice and Christian Charity: The notion of justice implies that what is given is owed to the recipient; charity, on the other hand, acknowledges the reality of a free gift that is not owed to the recipient. This difference is obscured in contemporary liberal societies where, because of the absence of transcendent metaphysical commitments, the demands of social justice replace charity. A Thomistic analysis, however, recognizes a metaphysical order as the basis for justice. This order limits the sphere of justice and so allows for acts of charity motivated by love for God. If we do not recognize this distinction, we reduce all charitable acts to acts of justice and therefore ignore the most important debt of all: the debt humans owe to God that can only be repaid by loving Him and our neighbor.

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272879650_On_the_Difference_Between_Social_Justice_and_Christian_Charity

For the Modernist, however, man’s salvation lies not in conversion, not in being drawn upwards to God ; but rather in “fostering all that is truly human”, so that through “dialogue” and mutual sharing of human experience we might evolve into the fullness of human maturity which somehow is identified with Christ. In its extreme form, such an attitude simply degenerates into full-blown pantheism (as in the writings of Teilhard De Chardin). In more moderate forms, it comes to us in the form of such movements as Christian Phenomenalism, or the Integral Humanism of Jacques Maritain. The really disturbing and seductive thing about the writings and teachings of Modernists is that they offer an apparently acceptable fusion of orthodoxy and heresy. Pope Pius X points out in Pascendi

http://waragainstbeing.com/parti/article1/ Science and The Philosophy of Deceit The War Against Being http://waragainstbeing.com › parti › article1 In its extreme form, such an attitude simply degenerates into full-blown pantheism (as in the writings of Teilhard De Chardin ). . http://waragainstbeing.com/parti/article1/ For the Modernist, however, man’s salvation lies not in conversion, not in being drawn upwards to God ; but rather in “fostering all that is truly human”, so that through “dialogue” and mutual sharing of human experience we might evolve into the fullness of human maturity which somehow is identified with Christ. In its extreme form, such an attitude simply degenerates into full-blown pantheism (as in the writings of Teilhard De Chardin). In more moderate forms, it comes to us in the form of such movements as Christian Phenomenalism, or the Integral Humanism of Jacques Maritain. The really disturbing and seductive thing about the writings and te...

Three Monarchs: Two Saints and a Tyrant – Part II

https://nobility.org/2018/04/three-monarchs-two-saints-and-a-tyrant-part-ii/ Three Monarchs: Two Saints and a Tyrant – Part II April 26, 2018 Continued from Part I Cordoba Santiago de Compostela Cordoba reached the height of its material splendor under the Omayyad Caliphate of Abdu-r-Rahman III (d. 961) and the ruthless dictator Al-Mansur (d. 1002) who, after he razed the great church of Santiago de Compostela, forced Christian captives to carry the huge church bells back to his capital city. Thereafter, the opulent city suffered something of a decline in wealth and culture because of the repeated conquests of the fundamentalist Berbers from North Africa (the Almoravides and Almohades). Nevertheless, Cordoba remained a formidable target for any Christian attack. One night during the cold, rainy season at the end of 1235, a group of adventurous knights scaled the walls and gained possession of one of the suburbs and sent word to Fernando explaining their precarious circumstan...

Count Alvaro was terrorizing Castile with cruelty and injustice. His ambitious plans were suddenly unraveled when young Enrique, while playing with some companions, was struck on the head by a roof tile and died a few days later. After cleverly escaping from his father’s clutches, the eighteen-year-old heir to the Castillian throne rode south to give support to his mother. However, she quickly yielded her rights to Fernando, who was proclaimed King of Castile. Once Alfonso realized he had been tricked, he, with encouragement from Alvaro, invaded Castile in order to drive his son from the throne.

https://nobility.org/2018/04/three-monarchs-two-saints-and-a-tyrant-part-1/ Three Monarchs: Two Saints and a Tyrant – Part I April 19, 2018 By Jeremias Wells Saint Ferdinand III of Castile – Part I King Alfonso VIII of Castile, the great leader of Las Navas de Tolosa, left two daughters who became queen mothers of two young kings, both of whom developed into illustrious warriors, crusaders, and saints. Because Alfonso’s two sons died in their youth, one from illness in 1211 and the other from a tragic accident in 1217, their sister, Berenguela, rose to the throne of Castile. King Alfonso VIII of Castile However, realizing that it was improper for a woman to occupy the throne in this most chivalrous state, she renounced her kingdom to her first born son, Ferdinand III, then only eighteen. Blanche, the second daughter, married King Louis VIII of France who, after an exhausting campaign against the remnant of the Albigensian rebellion, died in 1226. Since Louis, his oldest boy, was o...

Fernando rewite with playwright overview:I'll use Avaro instead of "one knight": Count Alvaro was terrorizing Castile with cruelty and injustice. His ambitious plans [to rule] were suddenly unraveled when young Enrique, while playing with some companions, was struck on the head by a roof tile and died a few days later. After cleverly escaping from his father’s clutches, the eighteen-year-old heir to the Castillian throne rode south to give support to his mother. However, she quickly yielded her rights to Fernando, who was proclaimed King of Castile. Once [Alvaro puppet pawn] Alfonso realized he had been tricked, he, with encouragement from Alvaro, invaded Castile in order to drive his son from the throne.

[The main problem I see is too much back story or exposition. Many plays have exposition including mine (See Taylor in Viva) A play requires conflict--the sooner we get to the opening conflict the better. The opening conflict I see occurs in The Cortes. Its possible that one Knight opposed Berenguera's appointment of of Fernando--prior to assembly's approval. Maybe even likely. "He's too young". "inexperienced". We are dealing with a vicious enemy. The Knight speaks of cruelty, enslaving women etc, etc. I'll use Avaro instead of "one knight": Count Alvaro was terrorizing Castile with cruelty and injustice. His ambitious plans were suddenly unraveled when young Enrique, while playing with some companions, was struck on the head by a roof tile and died a few days later. After cleverly escaping from his father’s clutches, the eighteen-year-old heir to the Castillian throne rode south to give support to his mother. However, she quickly y...