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Formal cooperation occurs when the act of the other person is intrinsically evil, and the cooperating act is ordered, by the nature of the act, to assist in attaining the evil end of that intrinsically evil act. This makes the … Continue reading
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Removing gay men from the priesthood will not end the sexual abuse crisis. Priest abusers are not gay men having homosexual relationships, they are abusers treating human persons like objects. In a recent article at NCRegister, Msgr. Charles Popes writes … Continue reading
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How many Catholic theologians, apologists, authors, or speakers approve of the use of sex toys in marriage? Only two that I could find: Gregory Popcak and Trent Horn. In a recent podcast, Catholic Answers apologist Trent Horn speaks about “a … Continue reading
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Over at a blog called “Les Femmes The Truth“, way back in June of 2009, a post on marital sexual ethics drew considerable discussion. Here is the post: Sodomy and Theology of the Body: The Death of Common Sense by … Continue reading
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The dictionary definition is not the subject of this post. But let’s use it as a starting point. The online Merriam-Webster dictionary gives two definitions for the word “effeminate” — “1: having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not … Continue reading
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Every human act is a deliberate knowing choice. Every chosen act has an inherent ordering toward a proximate end, the moral object. When the moral object is deprived of a good required by the eternal moral law, that is, required … Continue reading
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Some years ago, Christopher West was criticized for approving of marital sodomy, of the use of anal penetration as a form of foreplay, prior to natural marital relations. The approval is found in West’s work, and well as in the … Continue reading
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In a recent article, Janet Smith speaks about the roots of the child sex abuse crisis in the Church. The error she makes is common to other conservative commentators. She thinks that male priests who abuse male children must be … Continue reading
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This article is divided into 7 subsections: 1. A sexual act is any deliberate use of the sexual faculty. 2. An incomplete sexual act (i.e. lacking climax) is still a sexual act. 3. Even in marriage, completed sexual acts must … Continue reading
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1. May we reasonably hope that perhaps no human persons are sent to Hell? No, it is neither reasonable nor faithful to believe or hope that no human persons go to Hell. [Matthew] {5:20} For I say to you, that … Continue reading
Q 1: Is the “One Rule” of West and Popcak approved by the Church? No. It is condemned by the Church. The “One Rule” is the idea that every sexual act between husband and wife is moral, as long as … Continue reading
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Pope Saint John Paul II wrote the most extensive teaching document on the basic principles of ethics in the history of the Church: Veritatis Splendor. That monumental work of the holy Pontiff is utterly ignored by theology of the body … Continue reading
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