Category Archives: MORAL RELATIVISM

DR. EDMUND D. PELLEGRINO, M.D. HAS GIVEN US A BRILLIANT STATEMENT ON THE DEAD DONOR RULE (DDR)

!!!! Dr. Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. Controversies in the Determination of Death The President’s Council on Bioethics Washington, D.C. January 2009 Personal Statement of Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D. http://bioethics.georgetown.edu/pcbe/reports/death/pellegrino_statement.html The Chairman’s first obligation concerning any Council report is to ensure … Continue reading

Posted in BRAIN DEATH, EUTHANASIA, HEALTH CARE, LIFE ISSUES, MEDICAL-MORAL PROBLEMS, MORAL RELATIVISM, NUTRITION AND HYDRATION, ORGAN DONATION, SCIENCE AND ETHICS, THE RIGHT TO LIFE | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on DR. EDMUND D. PELLEGRINO, M.D. HAS GIVEN US A BRILLIANT STATEMENT ON THE DEAD DONOR RULE (DDR)

EX-JESUIT GOVERNOR JERRY BROWN HAS A CHANCE TO PROVE HE IS A CATHOLIC

!!!! Calif. Lifts Statute of Limitations on Abuse Cases Bill’s Fate in Gov. Brown’s Hands by Joan Frawley Desmond, Senior Editor Tuesday, Sep 17, 2013 4:12 PM THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC REGISTER SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In a blow to Catholic dioceses, … Continue reading

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THE SEAMLESS GARMENT THEORY IS NOT ALWAYS THE INTEGRAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AS POPE BENEDICT DEFINED IT

!!!! Pope Benedict Previous 12 / 15Next “Openness to human life is at the center of true development”  Pope Benedict XVI RETHINKING THE SEAMLESS GARMENT by Russell Shaw August 17, 2009 http://www.catholicity.com/commentary/rshaw/06695.html Reprinted with permission from our good friends at … Continue reading

Posted in Abortion, LIBERALISM, LIFE ISSUES, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POPE BENEDICT XVI, RELATIVISM | 1 Comment

AN OLD ZOMBIE HAS REAPPEARED STRONGER THAN EVER

!!!! Joseph Cardinal Bernardin Joseph Cardinal Bernardin . . . Just when one thought that that old spectre, the Consistent Life Ethic or Seamless Garment Theory, was dead and on the way to the cemetery of history it seems to … Continue reading

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SAN ANTONIO IS NOW THE CITY OF EXTREME RADICALISM THANKS TO ITS MAYOR; TEXAS’ OAKLAND

!!!! September 16, 2013 Where Have You Gone, Joe McCarthy? by Anthony Esolen http://www.crisismagazine.com/2013/where-have-you-gone-joe-mccarthy?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CrisisMagazine+%28Crisis+Magazine%29 The mayor of San Antonio glares down at the electrician, who is bidding for a contract to wire some new public offices.“Are you now, or have … Continue reading

Posted in ANTI-CATHOLICISM, CHURCH/STATE RELATIONS, Freedom of Conscience, FREEDOM OF RELIGION, GAY 'MARRIAGE', HATE SPEECH LAWS, HOMOSEXUALITY, INTOLERANCE, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRO-ABORTION POLITICIANS, RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION, THE CATHOLIC CHURCH | Comments Off on SAN ANTONIO IS NOW THE CITY OF EXTREME RADICALISM THANKS TO ITS MAYOR; TEXAS’ OAKLAND

SAINT THOMAS MORE HAD IT RIGHT ABOUT WALES

!!!! SAINT THOMAS MORE Why Richard, it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world… but for Wales? . . . WELSH GOVERNMENT LAYS CLAIM TO CITIZENS’ BODILY ORGANS Key Criterion for Ethical Donation Undermined By … Continue reading

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HAS LIBERATION THEOLOGY BEEN LIBERATED FROM ITS ‘CAPTIVITY’ BY REVOLUTIONARIES?

!!!! Archbishop Gerhard Mueller and Gustavo Gutierrez . . . Peace Made Between Müller and Gutiérrez. But Bergoglio Isn’t Falling For It The prefect of the congregation for the doctrine of the faith and the founder of liberation theology are … Continue reading

Posted in JUSTICE, LIBERALISM, LIBERATION THEOLOGY, MORAL RELATIVISM, POPE BENEDICT XVI, POPE FRANCIS, RELATIVISM, SECULARISM, THE GREAT SOCIETY, WELFARE STATE | Comments Off on HAS LIBERATION THEOLOGY BEEN LIBERATED FROM ITS ‘CAPTIVITY’ BY REVOLUTIONARIES?

FOR OBAMA THE TRUTH IS WHAT HE SAYS IT IS TODAY, TOMORROW IT MAY BE DIFFERENT

!!!! kevin lamarque/Reuters OPINION September 4, 2013, 6:52 p.m. ET Stephen F. Hayes: The Hawk’s Case Against Obama on Syria Changing the murderous regime in Damascus should be the goal. A ‘limited,’ ‘tailored’ attack doesn’t merit support. By STEPHEN F. … Continue reading

Posted in JUST WAR THEORY, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, MUSLIMS, NUCLEAR WAR, POLITICAL CORRECTNESS, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES | Comments Off on FOR OBAMA THE TRUTH IS WHAT HE SAYS IT IS TODAY, TOMORROW IT MAY BE DIFFERENT

THE AMERICAN PEOPLE MUST REFLECT ON THE SYRIA DEBACLE AND THE LESSONS OF IRAQ

!!!! ASSAD BASHAR   BEST OF THE WEB TODAY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL ONLINE September 3, 2013 Obama’s Cakewalk The Syria debacle and the lessons of Iraq.   By JAMES TARANTO     President Obama made a compelling moral case … Continue reading

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THE WORLD OF SATYRICON WENT ON FOR MANY YEARS, OUR WORLD IS NOT LIKELY TO DO THE SAME

!!!! August 27, 2013 4:00 AM An American Satyricon Our elites would be right at home in Petronius’s world of debauchery and bored melodrama. By Victor Davis Hanson NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE   Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke perform at the … Continue reading

Posted in EGALITARIANISM, LIBERALISM, MORAL RELATIVISM, POLITICAL LIFE IN AMERICA, PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES, RELATIVISM, SEXUALITY, UNCHASTITY | Comments Off on THE WORLD OF SATYRICON WENT ON FOR MANY YEARS, OUR WORLD IS NOT LIKELY TO DO THE SAME