The Thomistic Institute
God and Suffering: How Could God Allow Evil? | Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P.
Jul 31, 2021
Fr. Thomas Petri, O.P. discusses the nature of evil, suffering, and God's omnipotence. Concepts from St. Thomas Aquinas are used to explain evil as a deficiency, the role of free will in moral evil, and the philosophical underpinnings of theodicy.
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- Existence is active participation in God's being, with everything existing through God's essence.
- Evil is attributed to absence of goodness in choices, emphasizing human free will and redemption through Jesus Christ.
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Nature of God and Evil
God is described as being holy and the very act of existence. St. Thomas Aquinas emphasizes that God's essence is existence itself. This view highlights that existence is an active participation in God's being, where everything exists through actively participating in God's existence.
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