... a being that nothing greater could be conceived to exist, that it cannot even be conceived not to exist; then this being has to be God. Therefore, God must exist. St Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274) belonged as a member to the Dominican Order as a university lecturer. He wrote a lot, and of those many works his principal ones were Summa Theologica which is said to ... be the most comprehensive official theological statement of the Roman Catholic Church and the Summa Contra Gentiles. Aquinas also believed in the existence of God, with this he formulated five proofs of God's existence. Of this ...

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... a being that nothing greater could be conceived to exist, that it cannot even be conceived not to exist; then this being has to be God. Therefore, God must exist. St Thomas Aquinas (1226-1274) belonged as a member to the Dominican Order as a university lecturer. He wrote a lot, and of those many works his principal ones were Summa Theologica which is said to ... be the most comprehensive official theological statement of the Roman Catholic Church and the Summa Contra Gentiles. Aquinas also believed in the existence of God, with this he formulated five proofs of God's existence. Of this ...

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... enacting and perseverance of this "blue law." In order to investigate this notion more thoroughly, I decided to interview someone knowledgeable in Catholic law. I interviewed Fr. Andrew Pavlak from the St. Thomas Aquinas: The Catholic Center for Students located on the Purdue University campus. He stated that while some of Paul's letters and the Proverbs discourage drunkenness, there is nothing in the Bible ... ...

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