CATHOLIC VIEWS
The USCCB and the three-fold test evaluating "intrisic evil"
1/5/2009 9:40:00 PM
By Jim Fritz
-www.thedefender.org
There is a strong tradition in Catholic moral theology that evaluates the morality of acts according to a threefold test that looks at 1) the act itself, 2) the intent of the actor; and 3) the circumstances surrounding the act. All three must be good (or at least neutral) for the act to be morally licit. Traditionally, to say that something is "intrinsically" evil is to say it is evil at the level of the act. It is "objectively" wrong, regardless of the intent of the actor or the circumstances. Such acts can never be morally licit. This does not mean, however, that such acts are always greater evils than acts that are evil by intent or circumstance. What are these Intrinsic Evils? According to the Church these are: 1) murder of unborn babies (abortion); 2) murder of the sick and disabled (euthanasia); 3) conception of human lives for the purpose of Fetal Stem Cell Research; 4) illicit and intrinsically disordered sexual licentiousness; and, 5) cloning of humans. Actions of the USCCB we will review are: The publication of the purposely defective Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship; The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD); The rejection of Canon 915; Publication of Always our Children; and Cinema reviews recommending movies with homosexual content...
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A Sign of Contradiction: The 2008 Election and the Catholic Church in America
1/3/2009 7:28:00 PM -/www.mindszenty.org
One of the little known facts to emerge from the 2008 presidential campaign was that Governor Sarah Palin was baptized a Catholic 44 years ago. After her family moved to Alaska she joined a Pentecostal church. This past summer, to the chagrin of the Catholic Church, Senator Joseph Biden chided Palin for her opposition to embryonic stem cell research. The tragic irony is that Sarah Palin is more Catholic on life issues than self-professed Catholic Joe Biden.
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How Support for Abortion Became Kennedy Dogma Article
1/2/2009 7:34:00 PM
By ANNE HENDERSHOTT
-http://online.wsj.com
For faithful Roman Catholics, the thought of yet another pro-choice Kennedy positioned to campaign for the unlimited right to abortion is discouraging. Yet if Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of Catholics John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, is appointed to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton, abortion-rights advocates will have just such a champion. Ms. Kennedy was so concerned to assure pro-abortion leaders in New York, Britain's Guardian newspaper reported on Dec. 18, that on the same day Ms. Kennedy telephoned New York Gov. David Patterson to declare interest in the Senate seat, "one of her first calls was to an abortion rights group, indicating she will be strongly pro-choice." Within the first week of her candidacy, Ms. Kennedy promised to work for several causes, including same-sex marriage and abortion rights.
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When Anti-Christ controls the Internet1/2/2009 7:20:00 PM
By Grant Swank
-Renew America
U.S. Catholic Church Has Retrogressed Since Vatican II1/1/2009 7:42:00 PM
By Matt C. Abbott
The Murder of Thomas Becket, 1170-Today in History 12/29/2008 8:52:00 PM
By Edward Grim
-Eye Witness to History
1921 Christmas Pastoral Letter12/29/2008 8:47:00 PM -PATRICK JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York
The Feast of the Holy Family12/28/2008 10:18:00 AM
By Dr. Marcellino D'Ambrosio
-WWW.CrossroadsInitiative.com
Christmas Message From Fr. Corapi12/25/2008 10:15:00 AM -www.FatherCorapi.com
Sycamore Trust Fighting to Maintain Notre Dame's Catholic Identity12/23/2008 8:44:00 AM
By William H. Dempsey
-www.sycamoretrust.org
IL Secy. of State Allows Symbol of Fictional Holiday Festivus to Join Nativity Scene & Menorah in State Capitol 12/23/2008 8:24:00 AM
By Dan Gura
-www.RFFM.org
CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION DIGS A DEEPER HOLE12/23/2008 8:18:00 AM
By Judie Brown
-www.all.org
Conscience Rule Finalized12/22/2008 8:30:00 AM -Life Advocacy Resource Project
The Pope's Real Message for Obama 12/21/2008 7:38:00 PM
By JOHN L. ALLEN Jr.
-NYT
Can Libertarians and Social Conservatives find Common Ground? 12/21/2008 8:39:00 AM
By Hunter Baker
-Acton Institute
Sound Choice is all about good news12/20/2008 8:33:00 AM
By Judie Brown
-www.all.com
Obama's 'Redistribution' Constitution 12/8/2008 9:15:00 AM
By STEVEN G. CALABRESI
Vatican Official Considers Aquinas' Comeback: How Morality Was Scorned in the 60s12/3/2008 8:22:00 PM
By Antonio Gaspari
-www.Zenit.org
Fr. Tom Euteneuer Responds to Legion of Christ's National Catholic Register Editor Tom Hoopes 12/1/2008 8:41:00 PM
By Fr. Tom Euteneuer
-http://threshinggrain.blogspot.com
US Election Message To Catholic Bishops Part III: The Broken Window Strategy11/30/2008 9:38:00 PM -Life Site News
Archbishop Nienstedt Talks About 13 Years as a Confessor and the Power of the Sacrament11/30/2008 9:36:00 PM -Catholic News Agency
Abortionist and Racist Margaret Sanger Feature in Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Draws Protests11/29/2008 8:19:00 PM
By Mary Ann Kreitzer
-http://lesfemmes-thetruth.blogspot.com/
American Anti-Catholicism 11/28/2008 10:41:00 PM
By Rev. Dwight Longenecker
The History of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary11/25/2008 10:53:00 PM
By John A. Hardon, S.J.
Cardinal on Biblical Condemnation of Homosexuality: We're Not Allowed the Cowardice of "Politically Correct" Silence11/25/2008 10:48:00 PM
By John-Henry Westen
-LifeSiteNews.com
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