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Se non ci fosse il peccato, Dio non dovrebbe mostrare la Sua Misericordia, ma mostrerebbe solamente amore e bontà così come fa verso gli esseri celesti. Dio elargì i doni soprannaturali anche agli angeli, ma parlando in senso stretto, non mostrò a loro la sua misericordia, ma l’amore e la bontà (p. R. Kostecki).
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In Catholic theology, God’s mercy is conceived of both in a narrow and in a broader sense. In the first instance God’s mercy is seen solely as bringing man out of the misery of sin. Those who focus on this concept of mercy are in effect making a distinction between the love and goodness of God on the one hand and His mercy on the other. According to them, God expresses His goodness and love in the work of creation, and in man’s sanctification and his being raised to friendship with God. God’s Nature being to give of Himself and to bestow good things. But seen in this way God’s mercy relates only to human misery, or sin; if there were no sin, God would not have to show His mercy, He would only show love and kindness, just as He does towards the heavenly beings. God also gave angels supernatural good things, but strictly speaking, has not shown His mercy to them, only love and kindness (cf. Father R. Kostecki). Thus one should not, according to Father W. Granat, mix the concepts of love, goodness and mercy, but stick to their strict meanings. God created the world out of goodness and love, not mercy, because the act of bringing into being and the bestowal of good things are a sign and an expression of goodness, and not of pity.
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