State of the dis-Union

Third & last in a series inspired by our Pope: following cultural crossings here, this is a broad view of how I see society governed as a whole.

Pope Leo’s Doctoral Dissertation: Thoughts on Power and Authority (New York Times):

“There is no room in Augustine’s concept of authority for one who is self-seeking and in search of power over others,” the future pope wrote in one passage. “The exercise of authority in any Christian community requires the setting aside of all self-interest and a total dedication to the good of the community.”

"Cultural crossings"

Update: see last in a series inspired by our Pope here. The end is also quoted in my last post here.

This is what happened during the Papal succession mentioned in my previous post here: I noticed that my sponsor in NYC read BBC,  and I the New York Times. That reminded me that in Kuwait, my driver listened to BBC Arabic and I to Al Jazeera English.