"Nothing remains intact without effort. Repetition of formulas does not assure the transmission of thought. It is not safe to entrust a doctrinal treasure to the passivity of memory. Intelligence must play a part in its conservation, rediscovering it, so to speak, in the process."

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Source : Henri de Lubac (1987). “Paradoxes of Faith”, p.23, Ignatius Press

Henri de Lubac

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