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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

rustbeltvoice

(429 posts) Wed Apr 30, 2014, 02:10 PM Apr 2014

“Iniquitas radix malorum”

www.religionnews.com/2014/04/29/analysis-conservatives-squawk-popes-tweet-inequality/

https://twitter.com/Pontifex/status/460697074585980928

Conservatives squawk over pope’s tweet on inequality
David Gibson | Apr 29, 2014 |

....The latest dust-up began routinely enough, with a Monday (April 28) morning post to Francis’ Twitter feed that said: “Iniquitas radix malorum.”

“Inequality is the root of social evil,” is how the English translation ran,....

...A second factor is that many Christian conservatives, especially non-Catholics, are not intimately familiar with Catholic social teaching, which is what Francis was expounding....

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“Iniquitas radix malorum” (Original Post) rustbeltvoice Apr 2014 OP

I'm not wild about the translation Fortinbras Armstrong May 2014 #1

I think there's a typo. okasha May 2014 #2

?? Don't know if translation is correct olegramps May 2014 #3

Fortinbras Armstrong

(4,473 posts)

1. I'm not wild about the translation

Reply to rustbeltvoice (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2014, 11:49 AM

May 2014

"Inequality is the root of evils" would be better.

okasha

(11,573 posts)

2. I think there's a typo.

Reply to rustbeltvoice (Original post)

Thu May 1, 2014, 11:54 AM

May 2014

Inequitas, not iniquitas.

olegramps

(8,200 posts)

3. ?? Don't know if translation is correct

Reply to rustbeltvoice (Original post)

Fri May 23, 2014, 03:33 PM

May 2014

Latin "iniquitas" means "violence"

Latin "inequitas" I believe means "ride"

Thus" Iniquitas radix malorum" would be "Violence is the root of evil." Might need a expert on the this.

I should have added that to best of my knowledge if the phrase was "inequality is root of evil" it would be translated as:

"Iniquus est radix malorum."

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