A crucifix is seen during a Mass at St Paul the Apostle Church in New York City. Photo: OSV News/Gregory A. Shemitz. Charity (agape),” writes St Paul in his Letter to the Romans, “does no wrong to one’s neighbour; therefore charity is the fullness of the Law.” Charity does not denote any kind of love. It is a love whereby one sacrifices oneself for God and, consequently, for one’s neighbour. It is, moreover, a supernatural kind of…
