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Are there any absolutely immoral acts?

Posted on 8 December 2010 by Ron Conte

Are there any kinds of acts that are absolutely immoral, always, in all circumstances, regardless of good intention? Yes. These types of acts are called intrinsically evil. Such an act is immoral by its very nature, that is, by its … Continue reading →

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contraception outside of marriage

Posted on 6 December 2010 by Ron Conte

Over at Catechism.cc, I’ve now posted my second article in a series on contraception: Contraception and Heresy — Part 2 the use of contraception outside of marriage In that article, I refute the claim made by Jimmy Akin and a … Continue reading →

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Unnatural sexual acts

Posted on 5 December 2010 by Ron Conte

Unnatural sexual acts are intrinsically evil and always gravely immoral. An unnatural sexual act is any deliberate use of the sexual faculty that is non-unitive and non-procreative. Such acts include oral, anal, or manipulative sex, with or without sexual climax. … Continue reading →

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Ethics 101: The three fonts of morality

Posted on 4 December 2010 by Ron Conte

Morality is concerned with the knowingly chosen acts of human persons. There are three sources or ‘fonts’ of morality, which determine the morality of any act: (1) intention, (2) moral object, (3) circumstances. Every act with three good fonts is … Continue reading →

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generatio et educatio prolis

Posted on 4 December 2010 by Ron Conte

In order to be moral, each and every sexual act must be procreative. The primary end of marriage is the procreation and education of the offspring. This expression in Latin, generatio et educatio prolis, is used by Pope Pius XII … Continue reading →

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norms of licit dissent

Posted on 3 December 2010 by Ron Conte

The Magisterium teaches infallibly in any of three ways: 1. solemn definitions of the Pope (papal infallibility) 2. solemn definitions of Ecumenical Councils (conciliar infallibility) 3. the ordinary and Universal Magisterium (when the body of Bishops dispersed through the world, … Continue reading →

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Voting Ethics: The Three Fonts

Posted on 3 December 2010 by Ron Conte

The Roman Catholic Magisterium teaches that there are three fonts of morality: (1) intention, (2) moral object, (3) circumstances, and that, in order to be moral, each and every knowingly chosen act must have three good fonts. If any one … Continue reading →

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