Sentire cum Ecclesia ['To hold an opinion with the Church.']: how often one finds that this is a true guide (...).
Sentire cum Ecclesia ['wyznawać poglądy Kościoła']: jakże często okazuje się, że to właściwy przewodnik (...).
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| Illustration by Patrick Wynne |
We have a problem...
There are more and more testimonies when people write that on the Tolkien Society forum they were explicitly told not to share there anything even remotely touching on the topic of Tolkien's faith. "The Tolkien Society believes that anyone should be able to enjoy the works of J.R.R. Tolkien and be able to participate in the community without discrimination." (see here) — unless you're a Christian wishing to contribute your perspective to its Facebook forum, of course.
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| Artwork by a former member of the Tolkien Society |
I look East, West, North, South, and I do not see Sauron; but I see that Saruman has many descendants. We Hobbits have against them no magic weapons. Yet, my gentlehobbits, I give you this toast: To the Hobbits. May they outlast the Sarumans and see spring again in the trees.
Dear Tolkien Society members, I need your testimony here too. There are many people who had the opportunity to feel the attitude of the Tolkien Society's elite towards speakers who represent the world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Christian, Catholic values. I can add your testimony here.