tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post4226919943960733610..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: +Cupich, the Moral CipherDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-16580775525805615452018-10-12T16:18:38.859-05:002018-10-12T16:18:38.859-05:00Glad you said it instead of me, GOR. ;^)
God help...Glad you said it instead of me, GOR. ;^)<br /><br />God help us.Catechist Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692973475298278544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-40972267533387086402018-10-12T15:53:43.312-05:002018-10-12T15:53:43.312-05:00Or to put it more succinctly Catechist, the man is...Or to put it more succinctly Catechist, the man is an idiot and a cardinal idiot at that!GORhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14313101159848740722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-64937991675027902352018-10-11T06:10:24.903-05:002018-10-11T06:10:24.903-05:00"There are mitigating circumstances, psycholo..."There are mitigating circumstances, psychological, their own personal history, maybe even biological."<br /><br />Ah yes, then there is this little ditty from the Catechism about "circumstances":<br /><br />It is therefore an error to judge the morality of human acts by considering only the intention that inspires them or the *circumstances* (environment, social pressure, duress or emergency, etc.) which supply their context. There are acts which, in and of themselves, independently of circumstances and intentions, are always gravely illicit by reason of their object; such as blasphemy and perjury, murder and adultery. One may not do evil so that good may result from it. (CCC 1756, stars added)<br /><br />So, regardless of the... um, *circumstances* - one may *not* do evil so that a (supposed) "good" may come from it (same-se* "marriage).<br /><br />This man is basically a moral relativist.Catechist Kevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04692973475298278544noreply@blogger.com