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 \nOn the other hand,there are the equally unsophisticated forwhom the mildest and most legitimate display of authority willcause an emotional stampede to freedom.In the uproar that fol-lows there is no opportunity to make them see that no essentialrights have been violated,nor any heavy blow to freedom struck.That authority has spoken is enough;the emotional chain-reactionhas set in.One sees this clearly in the behavior of certain Catholicswho have heard of their obligation to resist an immoral commandof authority and interpret it to mean(and some of them solemnlyaffirm it)that they have a duty to resist every disciplinary measureof authority which they personally consider ill-timed or imprudent.While the first group(the “authority loving”)would be inclined if they knew about them,which usually they don't—to take thewords of St.Ignatius of Antioch,\"Do nothing without the consentof the bishop”(words written in very special circumstances)as wel-come relief from the burden of initiative and personal responsibility,the latter(the “freedom loving”)feel free—though perhaps itwould be more exact to say bound—to take on the responsibility ofdeciding what is best for the common good,a responsibility forwhich they have neither grace nor ofice.Hierarchical authority  \ndoes not do away with lay initiative,but neither does lay initiativeimply the right(let alone the obligation)to assume the burdens ofauthority.  \nBut these matters are treated at length in this issue,and itseems necessary to say only one thing more here.That is to remarkthe difficulty of hitting a subjective balance toward freedom andauthority.For one can and should be both \"freedom loving\"and\"authority loving.\"There is no objective contradiction—at least inthe speculative order--between them.But without needless psy-chologizing it can be remarked that people are inclined to throwtheir weight emotionally in one or the other direction.That thisis merely a matter of temperament is possible;that it is a matter ofeducation and more or less unpleasant experience is likely.Peoplewho have lived under authority that is temperate and just,whetherit be at home or school or in the political community,usually haveno need to fear it.Those who have suffered under authority thatis repressive or oppressive usually go hog-wild fo","cbCaisGoklTHjTGX","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisGoklTHjTGX","pdf",1918646,52,"English","# Editorial\n## Freedom and Authority\n# Tale of Three Bishops\n# From Free Choice to Freedom\n# Take the Wings of Dawn (A Poem)\n# The Gift of Freedom\n# Book Reviews\n# Integrity and its Mission","[{\"question\":\"What is the core editorial argument about freedom and authority?\",\"answer\":\"The editorial claims the mutual interdependence of freedom and authority is not obvious to people who treat freedom as the highest good yet see authority as a constant threat, or vice versa.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the issue distinguish “authority-loving” from “freedom-loving” attitudes?\",\"answer\":\"It describes “authority-loving” people who regard authority as a safeguard from thought and initiative, and “freedom-loving” people who emotional­ly rush toward freedom and take burdens of authority they are not equipped for.\"},{\"question\":\"What principle about hierarchical authority and lay initiative is emphasized?\",\"answer\":\"Hierarchical authority does not eliminate lay initiative, but lay initiative does not grant a right (or obligation) to assume the burdens of authority.\"}]","February 1956 - Freedom and Authority - Editorial | PDF",1790633386,131]