The desire of the Sacrament is an act of perfect charity or contrition, which includes at least implicitly the wish to receive absolution.
But to give an enemy more love than is required is a sign of perfect charity.
Baptism of desire consists in an act of perfect charity or contrition made by an unbaptized person, which includes the will to do all that God has commanded, and consequently at least an implicit or virtual desire of Baptism of water.
Consequently initial fear stands in the same relation to filial fear as imperfect to perfect charity.
By the removal of the obstacles of perfect charity, much more are the occasions of sin cut off, for sin destroys charity altogether.
Or else, if it be referred to initial fear, this is said to be the beginning of love, not absolutely, but relatively to the state of perfect charity.
Perfect charity consists in loving greater goods more, and lesser goods less.
Holy Scripture tells us that “the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom,” and it is natural for the sinner seeking forgiveness to detest his sins out of fear of divine justice before he attains to the motive of perfect charity.
Imperfect charity is the love of God as our highest good (amor Dei ut summum bonum nobis); perfect charity is the love of God for His own sake above all things (amor Dei propter se et super omnia).
Wete thou well that the end and the sovereignty of perfection standeth in very onehead[154] of God and of a man's soul by perfect charity.
It is impossible to reach such perfect tranquillity save by perfect charity.
He distinguishes [Footnote 34] six stages or degrees of perfect charity.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "perfect charity" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
