Category Archives: Morals
Morals
The First Vatican Council pronounced that the pope, in or out of council, would be protected by God with the gift of infallibility whenever he should define a doctrine pertaining to faith or morals. Matters of Faith can only involve religious propositions and the matter of those propositions are true or false judgments. A moral definition would involve a proposition that is right or wrong, rather than true or false. The difference between the two involves the end being sought. A doctrinal pronouncement defines a religious truth, which is the object of the intellect. A moral pronouncement defines a good, which is the object of the will. One could say that Faith engages intellectual belief, morals engage voluntary action.
A moral act is a human act performed with knowledge and free will. Every consciously deliberate action is a moral act, and each one is either morally good or morally evil. If it leads us to our final end, eternal salvation, it is a morally good act. If it takes us away from salvation, it is a morally evil act, a sin. Morals, therefore, pertain to human conduct.
Articles in this section treat of a wide variety of issues that, immediately, proximately, or remotely, deal with the morality of human acts, whether individually or as a society.
Outspoken Pro-Life Catholic Elected Speaker for Canadian Parliament
This is astounding. Canada’s parliament is anti-Catholic, anti-family. Priests have been brought to court and fined for condemning the sin of sodomy on account of Parliament’s “hate-crime” law. Mr. Scheer knows what he is facing and certainly needs prayers. Catholic Culture reports: Andrew Scheer, a 32-year-old Catholic and father of four from Saskatchewan, has been elected the youngest speaker in the history of Canada’s Parliament. … More →
Boston College Magazine on the Catholic Contraceptive Sellout
The teaser line for the article summarizes it nicely: “When the Massachusetts legislature voted in 1966 to end the last all-out ban on contraceptives in the nation, it was with the approval and assistance of the Boston Archdiocese.” Catholic World News gave a short writeup of this in December of 2003, but Boston College Magazine — by no means a traditionalist think-tank — gives the … More →
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The Tablet, British “Catholic” Weekly, Carries Insert for Pro-Abortion Womankind
John Smeaton, Society for the Protection of Unborn Children: The 14 May edition of The Tablet, the self-styled “International Catholic Weekly”, came with an insert (pictured) from an organisation called Womankind, appealing for donations to help it and its partner groups “support girls and women wanting change”. Womankind is a radical pro-abortion group which attacks the Catholic Church for upholding the sanctity of human life … More →
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Malta, Last European Bastion Against Divorce, Leaving Issue to Voters
CNA reports: Malta is the only European country that does not allow divorce. But this could change, depending on the outcome of a May 28 referendum in this tiny Mediterranean island nation of 408,000 people. Voters will decide the fate of proposed legislation that would permit divorce. If the referendum passes by popular vote, the legislation would then go before parliament for its approval. Read … More →
Massachusetts Taxpayer Funded Website Counsels Teens on How Easy It Is to Get an Abortion
BostonHerald.com: A state-funded sex education Web site that tells teens an abortion is “much easier than it sounds” has drawn fire from outraged pro-lifers who say mariatalks.com is glossing over ugly truths, steering teens toward the controversial procedure and counseling them how to keep mom and dad in the dark. Full report here.
34,000 Suicides Every Year in United States
Catholic News Service has an alarming news item here. Scroll down to second entry.
Philippine President Prefers Excommunication Rather Than Opposing Bill to Fund Contraceptives
Catholic News Service: Philippine President Benigno Aquino said he is willing to risk excommunication from the Catholic Church rather than scrap the so-called Responsible Parenthood Bill, reported the Asian church news agency UCA News. “I remain committed to pushing for the introduction of a law for responsible parenthood … at risk of excommunication, it is my obligation as a leader,” Aquino told graduates from the … More →
Polygamy Law on Trial in British Columbia
Prescinding from the religious issue, there are so many other common sense reasons why any civilized society should outlaw polygamy for the common good. Some of those reasons — reasons I would never have thought of, since I don’t know any Mormons — are brought up in this article. Here’s a clip: Catholic Online: Some of the polygamous wives were called to witness in favour … More →
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Fargo Bishop Lashes Out Against “Grave Scandal” of Giving Communion to Pro-Abortion Politicians
When bishops and priests are hesitant in exercising their authority, the “father of lies” takes hold of the hearts and minds of the faithful, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila of Fargo warned recently. “One must honestly ask, how many times and years may a Catholic politician vote for the so called ‘right to abortion’ … and still be able to receive Holy Communion?” the bishop said. … More →
Divers Find 400 Year Old Golden Chain of Our Lady on Ocean Floor Near Florida
Batangas Today: Shipwreck divers of Mel Fisher‘s Treasures found a 40-inch gold chain stuck on the seafloor while they were in search of a 17th-century old Spanish ship, according to international news sites. More on the story here.
Only 31% of Practicing Sunday Mass Catholics Accept Church Teaching on Homosexual Unions
And these are Catholics who go to Mass every week. Catholic Culture: Only 31% of Catholics who attend Mass at least weekly oppose granting legal recognition to homosexual unions, according to a new report by the Public Religion Research Institute. 64% favor some sort of legal recognition of homosexual unions, with 26% favoring same-sex marriage and 38% favoring homosexual civil unions. More on this here.
Presidential Candidate Blasts Planned Parenthood
CNA reports: Likely Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain supports ending all federal funding to Planned Parenthood, an abortion business that he said was founded to target African Americans and is continuing that mission. Read more here.
US “Catholic” Hospital Decides Feeding Tube Is Too Costly in Keeping Stroke Victim Alive
Reflections of a Paralytic: While a family is fighting for the right to care for their sick child In Canada, here in America a family has been removed from making medical decisions for their mother. After a stroke left her severely brain damaged, Rachel Nyirahabiyambere, a legal immigrant from Rwanda, has been given a court-appointed guardian who has ordered her feeding tube removed against her … More →
100% Pro-Life Chile Lowest Maternity Deaths in Latin America
CNA reports: President of Chile Sebastian Pinera, said March 2 that human rights, especially the right to life from conception to natural death, must be protected in order to achieve comprehensive human development. Read more here.
“Catholic” High School and Jesuit College in S Francisco Destroying Faith and Morals of Students
California Catholic Daily: From March 7-10, the Jesuit-run University of San Francisco will host its 10th Annual Global Women’s Rights Forum. The forum is co-sponsored by USF’s Sociology Department, and again promises to be a venue for viewpoints difficult to square with the university’s Catholic identity. Read more here. and, this one put out by Eye Goddess Films (Is it Wiccan?) An anti-Catholic film advocating … More →
