consistent ethic of life Archives

U.S. bishop stresses ‘consistent ethic’ shows ‘interrelatedness of life issues’

Church in the US
Dec 13, 2018

On the 35th anniversary of Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s “Consistent Ethic of Life” lecture at Fordham University, Bishop Gerald Kicanas reassessed its legacy in the era of the Francis papacy.

‘Consistent life ethic’ means listening to saints, not politicians

Interviews
Feb 12, 2018

Jessica Keating is the director of the Office of Human Dignity and Life Initiatives in the Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. She spoke to Crux about the pro-life movement.

Tobin and Cupich: Battling the bullies; creating a culture of encounter

Church in the US, Global Church
Nov 17, 2017

Approaching the one-year anniversary of being elevated to cardinals in the U.S. Church, Archbishops Blase Cupich of Chicago and Joe Tobin of Newark are working to build a “culture of encounter” in a divided country. In an interview with Crux, Tobin and Cupich discuss the challenges facing the U.S. on immigration, social media warfare, and the rise of polarization within the Church and the country.

Head of Vatican’s Academy of Life: Dialogue is love, not compromise

Interviews
Jul 19, 2017

In an interview, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia explains the Vatican’s Academy for Life’s new strategy and vision and the important role non-Catholic members could play in promoting them. The archbishop wants the academy to aim to be missionary in outlook, seeking to tackle what he calls “the great frontiers of life” in collaboration with believers of other churches and faiths as well as non-believers.

‘Consistent Life Ethic’ needed to change attitudes on abortion

Interviews
May 18, 2017

In a cultural climate and society that so often dehumanizes fellow members of our human family in the name of “autonomy” or “the common good” or “justice,” we must be voices that rehumanize our fellow human beings and seek to restore to each and every human the respect, value, and protection that should be common sense. The Consistent Life Ethic is for everyone, because the rights, life, and dignity of each human being is our foundation.

No, a Consistent Ethic of Life doesn’t mean going soft on abortion

Commentary
Oct 21, 2016

Critics have seen the idea of a ‘Consistent Ethic of Life’ as code for ignoring or playing down abortion, and in some cases they may have a point, but that’s not how the vast majority of Church leaders such as Pope Francis see it.