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By Brother André Marie, M.I.C.M. Dedicated to Saint Joseph the Betrothed, Patron and Protector of the Universal Church

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Entries Tagged as 'Natural Law'

The Natural Law in Medical Ethics

September 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

The natural law tradition as explicated by Saint Thomas Aquinas is foundational for Catholic medical ethics. Here is a very brief description of the Natural Law theory of Thomas Aquinas as it affects that field of moral theology. Included in the description are (a) the historical antecedents of Natural Law, (b) the remote and proximate […]

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Tags: Moral Theology · Medical Ethics · Natural Law

Catholics, Non-Catholics, and the Natural Law

August 30th, 2007 · No Comments

Given the general decline in public morals, and given the fact that, as an institution, the major promoter of the natural law is the Catholic Church, some are led to conclude that the natural law is a “Catholic thing,” or that it only binds Catholics. The natural law is Catholic inasmuch as it is an […]

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Tags: Moral Theology · Apologetics · Natural Law