Polar opposition

Polar opposition

Pope Francis asserts that the unity «we seek is not uniformity, but “unity in diversity”».[1] Taking inspiration from Romano Guardini, the Pope describes this unity using the dialectic of polar opposition.[2] During the Synod on Consecrated Life (1994), J.M. Bergoglio explained this dynamic: «A tension, for its life to be maintained, cannot be resolved by assimilation of one of the poles to the detriment of the others, nor by a synthesis (of a Hegelian type) that annuls the polarities…….(Continua a leggere)