medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 2015-12-31 8:05 PM, Paul Chandler wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>A friend has asked me for the source of this supposed saying of Francis of
>Assisi:
>
>If we held property, armed force for protection would become necessary.
>For property gives rise to lawsuits and to wars which in various ways
>destroy all love of God and of our fellowmen. Our membership, therefore,
>will not hold property.
>
>I doubt it is from Francis and I can't find it in his writings
>(unfortunately I don't have access to the concordance). Possibly it's from
>one of the early biographies or from a later Spiritual source. If any
>learned med-rel member recognises it, I'd be most grateful to know the source.
>
>Happy new year to all. -- Paul
I believe it comes from G. K. Chesterton's biography of Francis, but I'm
not sure if Chesterton gives his source.
Gordon
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