Ad Honorem Immaculatae Conceptionis Mariae Oblatio

126 For I suffered very grievous persecutions in the Institute of Pious Schools, I was even nearly killed out of ill will, and finally I was unfa- irly dispossessed of my first vocation. 51 Somewhat further in the document, he asks to be forgiven for all his inequities, giving his motive thus: “ ... pleading that for the love of Jesus Christ they forgive my frailty.” 52 It may be inferred from this phrase that for the love of Christ, he also forgives everyone, although he does not say it directly anywhere in his testaments. In the modern understanding of life in the community, one should be guided by realism, as Father Papczyński was. Wherever there are people, there will always be differences of opinion that may lead to conflicts. The document Fraternal Life in Community states: The communitarian ideal must not blind us to the fact that every Christian reality is built on human frailty. The perfect “ideal com- munity” does not exist yet: the perfect communion of the saints is our goal in the heavenly Jerusalem. Ours is the time for edification and constant building. It is always possible to improve and to walk together towards a community that is able to live in forgiveness and love. Communities cannot avoid all conflicts. The unity which they must build is a unity established at the price of reconciliation. 53 Therefore, it seems right to say that the growth of a community would be possible only when its individual members break out from their per- sonal limitations by forgiving all who really – or only in their subjective perception – caused them harm. Naturally, this does not mean that evil may be condoned or justice given up, but forgiveness is the beginning of a dialogue between the conflicted parties. It is not surprising then that such a personal act as forgiveness is a point of interest of the Marian legislation. We cannot possibly quote the entire Chapter II of Part Three of our Constitutions 54 , which very strongly em- phasizes the importance of fraternal love and forgiveness 55 , but we will cite 51 Another Testament , op. cit., pp . 106-107. 52 Ibid, p. 108. 53 Fraternal Life in the Community, 26. 54 CM 98-104. 55 See particularly VM 98.