God permits evil

To understand the nature of evil, let’s turn to another church doctor, St. Thomas Aquinas, perhaps the greatest Christian philosopher ever (and my patron saint). He suggests that we need to distinguish between evils of fault and evils of penalty:

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Hello, Father O’Malley, this is the IRS…

A little Catholic humor … *** Father O’Malley answers the phone. -Hello, is this Father O’Malley? -It is -This is the IRS. Can you help us? -I can -Do you know a Ted Houlihan? -I do -Is he a member of your congregation? -He is -Did he donate $10,000 to the church? -He will-

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