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On Usury

Sed Contra: A Podcast of Catholic Theology

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The Etymology of Usury

The word usury means to charge for something over and above the thing itself. Aquinas says that it's a double charge or charge for nothing. But there are other things that are also considered consumables in Roman law, such as wine. Would you rent your bottle of wine? Why wouldn't you do it?

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