The Dignity of Moral Conscience

The Dignity of Moral Conscience (from The Church in the Modern World, No. 16) 16. In the depths of his conscience, man detects a law which he does not impose upon himself, but which holds him to obedience. Always summoning him to love good and avoid evil, the voice of...

Donum Vitae, Part I, Conclusion

Donum Vitae, Part I, Conclusion Conclusion The spread of technologies of intervention in the processes of human procreation raises very serious moral problems in relation to the respect due to the human being from the moment of conception, to the dignity of the...

The Teaching of the Church Fathers on Abortion

Teaching of the Church Fathers on Abortion Search by Church Father — Athenagoras (A.D. 177–while defending Christians against murder charges): “What reason would we have to commit murder when we say that women who induce abortions are murderers, and...