If I am Moses, then you, Jung, are Joshua, destined to possess the promised land of psychiatry, while I can only gaze upon it from afar.
—Sigmund Freud
"The astronomical forecast shows that an annular solar eclipse will occur over South America on April 8. The annular eclipse will be visible in Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, southeastern French Polynesia, and the Bounty Islands, while other regions will see partial eclipses to varying degrees..."
On Sunday morning, Vatican Radio began broadcasting the news the moment the sun rose.
In truth, this no longer counted as news. With the spread of astronomical knowledge, many universities and even amateur enthusiasts could calculate eclipse cycles on their own.
Amid the radio broadcast, Joseph put on a black shirt and trousers. He meticulously adjusted his collar and cuffs, then slicked his hair perfectly smooth with pomade. Without the Roman collar, he looked as though he were heading out on a date.
In a while, he would be attending Mass at St. Peter's Basilica. Not everyone was qualified to attend such a ceremony. Following the normal process, he might have had to wait at least another ten years. In the Middle Ages, the wait would have been even longer—unless he had a good father like a Medici.
But given his special status now, he was qualified to stand in the most inconspicuous corner.
Envy was not only one of the seven deadly sins; it was also a very common negative emotion. It was not tied to any particular social structure or political system.
During the transition from feudalism to capitalism, relatively wealthy members of society had already abandoned the practice of helping the impoverished poor.
This had nothing to do with Darwin. It was the accumulation of wealth promoted by Calvinism, which stood in opposition to Catholicism's