medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear medieval-religion colleagues,
From time to time, many of us believe -- indeed, we KNOW -- that we
possess truth, and not just right opinion, about a scholarly matter.
In such cases, I would ask all of us (me too) to take on, in this one
instance, the character of the Italian government.
Now that the laughter has at least partly subsided, the precise point
I want to make is how, in my finite knowledge of the ministries or
departments of western governments, all that we see in relation to
justice are things called (in their respective languages) various
ministries of justice.
Except in Italy, where for many years the name of the ministry has
not been simply the 'Ministry of Justice' but the 'Ministry of
Justice and Mercy'.
I know that we are trained to look for errors in what we read, but I
would simply wish to recall to us the aim of tempering the justice of
our corrections with the mercy we would hope for when others find our
own mistakes. (And don't we all make mistakes, and many of them!)
With best wishes -- that may be late but that are no less heartfelt
-- for a Happy New Year ,
George
--
George FERZOCO
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