Turn the other cheek? Not what most people think

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Turn the other cheek? Not what most people think

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I have been searching for this. St. Augustine clears this up nicely. I remember when this came up in the Q&A at EWTN.

http://www.ewtn.com/v/experts/showmessa ... ber=359564
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I used to wonder about this a lot.
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So many people don't understand it. I didn't until I read this in 2001
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