1.2. Formulatic Foundation

If you ask politicians what their concepts mean, you often get circular answers. If you ask industry experts about a new technology, you often get a flood of words. If you asked Einstein to explain relativity, he could reframe it for you—or simply give the formula: E=mc² and time dilation. A law of physics expresses relationships between subjects; its explanation may sound poetic or dull, but the core remains a simple and clear equation.

Likewise, if you ask Christians what a sacrament is, they often quote the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Ask about communion, and some refer to the Summa Theologiae. Only a few who dared to explore the structural core of these relationships. While St. Paul and St. Augustine remain highly influential, others throughout history faced restriction of sort. Some proclaimed saints of the last millennium often quoted with their reasoning to survive their spiritual lives within Church dogma, not to find existential truth behind it.