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Benedict XVI in his encyclical Deus Caritas Est explained that love is broken into two different types: eros (descending) and agape (ascending). Eros is errotic love (the origin of that word) and agape is more unconditional, higher, more pure love. Neither of the two are actually greater than another, they are simply two parts to the same thing. I encourage you to read the first chapter of the encylical on the Vatican web site.

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