Now Roman is to Roman
More hateful than a foe,
And the Tribunes beard the high,
And the Fathers grind the low.
As we wax hot in faction,
In battle we wax cold:
Wherefore men fight not as they fought
In the brave days of old.
@fleur_inverse I can’t believe he thinks Christianity teaches one to disregard filial piety or one’s people. I wonder how he reads St. Paul’s willingness to be cursed for his countrymen.
@MysticMonastic Cremation is historically associated with paganism and could, but does not always, imply a rejection of bodily resurrection. I agree with you, however, on relic veneration; it’s rather ghastly.