One More Thought

To add to the first thought below: There is also a difference between 'conceptually justified' and 'practically justified.' That is, something may be morally justifiable in an abstract, conceptual form, but its implementation is beset by so many moral caveats as to be practically illicit. Thus, one could make the argument that, say, slavery in and of … Continue reading One More Thought

If the Gospel Were Written Today

The American Catholic points out that Jesus's message in today's Gospel would have been far more shocking to those first hearing it than it seems to us because of the particular cultural circumstances. The Jews of the time regarded prostitutes and 'tax collectors' (collaborators with the occupying Romans) with far greater revulsion than those terms … Continue reading If the Gospel Were Written Today