Letter 86

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien
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Recipient	Christopher Tolkien
Date	23 October 1944
Subject(s)	Catholicism

Letter 86 is a letter written by J.R.R. Tolkien and published in The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien.

Summary

Tolkien told Christopher that he was bored and tired, and then discussed the topic "blasphemy". He did not mind blasphemy against God, and cites Luke 23:34. The Lord would not be pained by linguistic blasphemy (cursing), no matter how "wearisome, saddening and maddening" it was. Far worse would the Lord be pained by the offenses humans commit against one another.