A new book by theologist, teacher and writer Christian Albini explores the theme of being patient with people considered to be harassing or bothersome, and is part of a series of books published on the theme of mercy specifically for the Jubilee Year.
The 64-page book, whose title translates to Patiently Tolerating Harassing People: Being Patient With Others As God Does With Us, is published by Editrice Missionaria Italiana (Italian Missionary Publishers) and already on bookshop shelves.
Albini defines three categories of harassers: "damaging" ones such as stalkers; "inconvenient" ones such as activists who fight injustice - such as slain crusading anti-Mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone; and "provoking" ones such as migrants and the poor, whom Albini claims by their very presence reflect our own indifference and inability to build human relationships.
Albini said transforming our response to these types of people comes by following God's example of mercy.
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