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An altarpiece in Ascoli Piceno, Italy, by Carlo Crivelli (15th century)
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QUOTE: “Hence, after the sin of homicide
whereby a human life already in existence is destroyed, this type of sin
appears to take next place, for by it the generation of human nature is
impeded.”
AUTHOR: Saint Thomas
Aquinas, O.P. (1225 – 7 March 1274), also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an
Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely
influential philosopher and theologian in the tradition of scholasticism, known
as Doctor Angelicus ([the] Angelic Doctor), Doctor Communis, or Doctor
Universalis. "Aquinas" is not a surname, but is a Latin demonym for a
resident of Aquino, his place of birth. He was the foremost classical proponent
of natural theology, and the father of Thomism. His influence on Western
thought is considerable, and much of modern philosophy was conceived in
development or refutation of his ideas, particularly in the areas of ethics,
natural law, metaphysics, and political theory. Thomas is held in the Catholic
Church to be the model teacher for those studying for the priesthood. The works
for which he is best-known are the Summa Theologica and the Summa Contra
Gentiles. As one of the 33 Doctors of the Church, he is considered the Church's
greatest theologian and philosopher. Pope Benedict XV declared: "This
(Dominican) Order ... acquired new luster when the Church declared the teaching
of Thomas to be her own and that Doctor, honored with the special praises of
the Pontiffs, the master and patron of Catholic schools."
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