The December Senior Friars Birthday Club did not gain any members, but it did lose one, namely, Br. The last World War started because of Poland. Its modern history has been that of a crucifixion between two thieves - Nazism and Communism. Nothing will happen to the world until something happens to Poland. It looks down on the sufferings of otthcrs.
Compassion is the democratic virtue.
It shares suffering and pain, and feels it as its own.