“ Where no one suffers injustice, nobody works injustice. ”
Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologica (1274). copy citation
| Author | Thomas Aquinas |
|---|---|
| Source | Summa Theologica |
| Topic | suffering injustice |
| Date | 1274 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/19950/pg19950-images.html |
Context
“Therefore the sin of Judas the traitor seems to be greater than that of those who crucified Him.
Obj. 3: Further, according to the Philosopher (Ethic. v) : "No one suffers injustice willingly"; and in the same place he adds: "Where no one suffers injustice, nobody works injustice." Consequently nobody wreaks injustice upon a willing subject. But Christ suffered willingly, as was shown above (AA. 1, 2) . Therefore those who crucified Christ did Him no injustice; and hence their sin was not the most grievous.”
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