God cannot suffer, but is not without compassion.
• Sermon XXVI, 5; Migne, Patrologia Latina, Vol. 183, col. 906
• Sermon XXVI, 5; Migne, Patrologia Latina, Vol. 183, col. 906
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Impassibilis est Deus, sed non incompassibilis.
• Alternate translation: God cannot suffer, but He can have compassion.
— Bernard of Clairvaux
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• Alternate translation: God cannot suffer, but He can have compassion." in the context of "God cannot suffer, but is not without compassion.
• Sermon XXVI, 5; Migne, Patrologia Latina, Vol. 183, col. 906" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – August 21 1153), abbot of Clairvaux, was a highly influential French churchman, theologian and mystic. He was one of the founders of the Cistercian, or Bernardine, monastic order.
About Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – August 21 1153), abbot of Clairvaux, was a highly influential French churchman, theologian and mystic. He was one of the founders of the Cistercian, or Bernardine, monastic order.
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