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Pope Leo XIV’s extended discussion of the method of the Coincidence
of Opposites, pioneered by the largely unknown, yet most important
philosopher of his time, Nicholas of Cusa, has allowed for a
breakthrough moment in the strategic arena, in which all problems can
be addressed through the higher-order concept of the One which
embraces the Many. On Oct. 25, Pope Leo XIV spoke to a group of tens
of thousands at St. Peter’s Square, on the question of Nicholas of
Cusa’s “Theology of Hope” as opposed to the fear which consumed many
in Europe during the fifteenth century.
Pope Leo began his remarks, “His name was Nicholas, and he came
from Kues in Germany, and is known as Nicholas of Cusa. He can teach
us that to hope also means not to know....” Nicholas of Cusa could not
see the unity of the church, shaken by opposing currents, and divided
between East and West. He could not see peace in the world, or among
religions. Yet as he traveled as a Papal diplomat, he prayed and
reflected. For this reason, his writings are full of light.
“Many of his contemporaries lived in fear. Others took up arms and
prepared new crusades. Nicholas, however, from a young age, chose to
keep company with those who had hope, with those who delved into new
disciplines, reread the classics, and returned to the sources. He
believed in humanity. He understood that there are opposites which
must be held together....”
The approach of Nicholas of Cusa, and the great American statesman
and economist, Lyndon LaRouche, is one and the same, as emphasized by
Father Harry Bury in his remarks to the International Peace Coalition
yesterday. As the trans-Atlantic financial system faces a
breakdown-crisis, and is the key driver for a potential nuclear
showdown between the forces of NATO and Russia, the only thing
standing in the way of such a catastrophe is the doctrine of Mutually
Assured Destruction (MAD), the knowledge that a nuclear attack will
lead to the destruction of all of humanity. Lyndon LaRouche pioneered
a different doctrine, that of Mutually Assured Survival, built around
an international security and development architecture which would
guarantee the economic development of all sovereign nations.
That is the strategic manifestation of Nicholas of Cusa’s
Coincidence of Opposites approach. The Oasis Plan, the Bering Strait
Tunnel, and other such projects which would be manifested in a new
security and development architecture, follows the same mindset.
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