Category Archives: ethics

Contraception is intrinsically evil

Posted on 9 October 2011 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium has many times taught that contraception is intrinsically evil. The use of contraception is a type of act that is inherently ordered toward an evil end, toward the deprivation of the procreative meaning of sexual relations. The knowing … Continue reading →

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Catholic bloggers and Priests For Life

Posted on 7 October 2011 by Ron Conte

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According to this NCRegister.com article, Priests For Life is facing a serious budget deficit (1.4 million dollars in the red in the 2010 financial year) and is issuing an “urgent appeals for funds”. I’m asking Catholics who have blogs or … Continue reading →

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The Marital, Unitive, and Procreative Meanings

Posted on 6 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Philosophically speaking, evil does not exist. God is good, and all that God created is good. Nothing exists except God and all that God created. So then, what is evil? Evil is a deprivation of goodness; it is an absence … Continue reading →

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The cause for canonization of an assassin

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Ron Conte

This action by Bishops in Korea is imprudent. They are moving forward with the cause for canonization of Thomas An Jung-geun, a Korean Catholic who assassinated the Japanese resident general of Korea, in 1909, during the conflict between Korea and … Continue reading →

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Is Bishop Zurek sinning by restricting Fr. Pavone?

Posted on 1 October 2011 by Ron Conte

Bishop Zurek has issued a public clarification on Fr. Pavone. See Dr. Peters’ commentary here. It is odd that the Bishop says Fr. Pavone is suspended, but with faculties in his own diocese. This is not a suspension. Every priest … Continue reading →

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Jesus Loathed The Pharisees

Posted on 25 September 2011 by Ron Conte

Or so says the subject line of an e-mail I received recently. Below is a quote from this e-mail, containing the entire body of the argument offered by its author. I’m offering this e-mail and my reply here, because the … Continue reading →

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Sexual Slavery and Sexual Sins

Posted on 24 September 2011 by Ron Conte

When grave sins become socially acceptable, they cease to be recognized as sins. It then becomes much more difficult for the individual conscience — especially one not guided by the Magisterium — to perceive that the grave sin is immoral. … Continue reading →

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Natural Law and the Catholic Faith

Posted on 22 September 2011 by Ron Conte

There are three pillars of truth in the Roman Catholic Faith: 1. Tradition 2. Scripture 3. Magisterium The Magisterium (the living teaching office of the Church) teaches from Tradition and Scripture. All the teachings of the Magisterium are found, explicitly … Continue reading →

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Illegal Immigration and Slavery

Posted on 11 September 2011 by Ron Conte

legality versus morality Immigration from one nation to another is not intrinsically evil. The Holy Family immigrated to Egypt from the Holy Land. The Apostles immigrated to various distant nations to spread the Gospel. The faithful have often, throughout the … Continue reading →

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Roman Catholic Voting Ethics Revisited

Posted on 6 September 2011 by Ron Conte

I’ve written on this topic before, but with the elections in the U.S. Presidential primary drawing nearer, I thought it would be good to revisit Catholic teaching on voting. Does the Catholic Church have any definitive teachings on voting? Yes. … Continue reading →

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Guilty murderer or innocent victim? (On duress and morality)

Posted on 4 September 2011 by Ron Conte

There was a story in the news recently about a young woman who was a soldier in the Libyan military. During the rebellion, she was forced to kill captured rebels. These were not killings during battle. The rebels were individually … Continue reading →

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El Paso priest’s ad: the truth about homosexuality

Posted on 1 September 2011 by Ron Conte

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Michael Rodriguez of San Juan Bautista Catholic Church in El Paso, Texas, wrote a four-part advertisement, published in the El Paso Times, on the teaching of the Catholic Church about homosexuality. Here is a link to an article in the … Continue reading →

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