Moral Issues
I. The Truth about Condoms–Response to Rhonheimer's Article in The
Tablet
The condom has an inbuilt ordination to immoral activity. So many
moral theologians seem to be incapable of grasping moral
principle, among them The Tablet's Martin Rhonheimer. more
II. Condoms as Weapons of Self Defence
The President of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers
has endorsed the use of condoms as weapons of self defence! His
reasoning leaves much to be desired. more
III. Isn't a Condom Something like a Crash Helmet?
Well, isn't it? Isn't the preservation of one's life the most
important thing? No. Not if it involves a breach of the moral law.
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IV. Is it Licit for a Woman to 'Adopt' a Frozen Embryo?
The answer to this question is, in our view, 'No'. Here is the
argument. Its thrust is subject to the formal ruling of the Church
on the question. more
V. Common Ground?
This is a review of the book "Common Ground?", a collection of
essays dealing with abortion and 'sex education' published in
2007. The seven contributors are all Catholics involved in the
field of bioethics; the editors are Fr John Fleming and Nicholas
Tonti-Filippini. The views of the majority of the contributors
are, we argue, fundamentally defective. more
VI. Christopher Pearson's Moral Theology
Catholic journalist, Christopher Pearson, demonstrates a
defective understanding of the Church's teaching on human life. more
VII. Suicide
In view of the appalling loss of life caused by the destruction
of Germanwings flight 9525 on 24th March in the French Alps by the
co-pilot, it seemed appropriate for us to put up again a paper
published here in February 2010. more
VIII-IX. The Pope and the Question of 'Condoms'
This is the republication of two papers published in 2010 and
updated in 2013 in consequence of certain remarks by the then pope,
Benedict XVI, to the effect that the use of a ‘condom’ in certain
circumstances might be ‘a first step towards a moralisation’. The
principle to which the remarks refer, that one may do evil if some
good may come of it, is in breach of the Church’s constant
teaching. more
X. Worrying Times for Christ's Faithful People
We criticise here the views of respected Catholic commentator,
George Weigel, and the content of the Note of the Congregation for
the Doctrine of the Faith on the words of the Pope in 'Luce del
Mondo'. more
XI. The Morality of Preserving Human Embryos
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued two
Instructions on bioethical questions, Donum Vitae (22.2.1987) and
Dignitas Personae (8.9.2008). This paper deals with an important
issue dealt with in those papers, whether there is any solution to
the question what is to be done with the multitude of human
embryos preserved cryogenically. The Congregation denies there is
a solution: but the Congregation is wrong; there is a solution. more
XII.The Suicide of Peter Roebuck
Respected cricket commentator and writer, Peter Roebuck, killed
himself in South Africa recently. No writer seems to have
considered the critical issues his death raises. more
XIII. About Fr John C Ford SJ
Germain Grizez has published on his website at http://www.twotlj.org/Ford.html
a short biography of one of the theologian heroes of the 1960s, Fr
John Cuthbert Ford SJ. We have reproduced the same article in
Word format with a short commentary for those who wish to view it
here. more
XIV. The Pope and the Question of ‘Condoms’
This is the republication in consolidated form of two papers
published in 2010 in consequence of certain remarks by the then
pope, Benedict XVI, to the effect that the use of a ‘condom’ in
certain circumstances might be ‘a first step towards a
moralisation’. The principle to which the remarks refer, that
one may do evil if some good may come of it, is in breach of the
Church’s constant teaching.
more
XV. The Nonsense of ‘Gay Marriage’
Homosexuals cannot marry and any ‘law’ that says a union between
them amounts to marriage has about as much effect as a ‘law’
directing the sun not to rise.
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XVI. All Our Problems Began Over A Marriage
We consider the recent Australian High Court
decision disallowing the legislation of the Australian Capital
Territory parliament permitting ‘gay marriage’. more
XVII. 85th Anniversary of Casti Connubii
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Pius XI penned this detailed encyclical in response to the
disaster of the embrace by the Lambeth Conference of the
Church of England in August 1930 of contraception. more |
XVIII. The Stupidity of Voting on ‘Gay Marriage’
What marriage is, its essence, is of nature, not of
human will. It follows that no matter what men may think, they
can’t alter it. more
XIX. The Normalisation of Deviance
The attempt to legitimise sodomy and lesbianism in Australia may
be fittingly compared with the abandonment of adherence to rules
and practices critical to air safety. The label adopted in the
flying community for the latter seems an appropriate one to apply
to the legislative push. more
XX. Morality & Legality
Morality is not the same as legality, nor is legality identical
with morality. more
XXI. A Great Result for Those Who Wish to Continue Killing the
Innocent
Australia’s High Court has rejected the appeals against
conviction of two people whose only offence was that they sought
to dissuade a woman from aborting her unborn child. more
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