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In Mercy, the important new book praised by Pope Francis, Cardinal Walter Kasper examines God’s mercy while holding these devastating facts and questions in hand. He looks at empathy and compassion as a starting point for theological reflection on the topic. He continues by reflecting upon the following: What does it mean to believe in a merciful God? How are divine mercy and divine justice...

makes a connection with the response that Jesus gave to the rich young man, in which God is described as the only one who is good (Matt 19:17). He then continues: “The good is defined as that which communicates itself and bestows itself [bonum est diffusivum sui].”18 God is Being Itself, but Being Itself that communicates itself and exudes itself in love. With this definition of God, the philosophical understanding of God was not given up, but it was qualified theologically, concretized, and—in the
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