Morality

Garvey: Francis fosters new look at Church authority and higher education
- Interviews
- July 10, 2017
John Garvey, President of the Catholic University of America, wants to take a new look at the famed “Land O’Lakes Statement” from 50 years ago, which amounted to a declaration of independence for Catholic universities from ecclesiastical control. He says that’s easier to do under Pope Francis, because his teaching is so interesting and relevant that universities more readily understand why it should be part of their conversations.
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Gallup Shows Americans have Morally Complex Views on Hot-Button Issues
- Church in the US, Commentary
- May 15, 2017
Gallup has released a new poll, with the headline “Americans Hold Record Liberal Views on Most Moral Issues.” But is this misleading? Attitudes on different moral issues can have complex reasons, and do not always fit in a comfortable conservative/liberal divide.
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Trump’s missing agenda in Congress speech? Moral issues
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- March 2, 2017
During his first speech to Congress, President Donald Trump spoke at length about the military, immigration and the economy. The speech received positive feedback from many who appreciated Trump’s newfound ‘presidential tone’ but social conservatives were left wondering: what about moral issues?
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No, Pope Francis didn’t call John Paul II a ‘heretic’
- Commentary, Vatican
- June 16, 2016
For St. John Paul II, insistence that divorced and civilly remarried must refrain from Communion was a “pastoral and prudential choice.” Now, Pope Francis has made a different choice. The principles laid out by the two popes are the same, they just have adopted different applications.
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No one celebrates gorilla’s death, but let’s keep our priorities straight
- Commentary
- June 7, 2016
Some animal rights activists make the mistake of equating all life, overlooking the distinctively human capacity to love, to reason, and to make moral decisions.
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Can a gorilla be a victim of Pope Francis’ ‘throw-away culture’?
- Catholic News Service
- June 1, 2016
Whenever the voiceless and vulnerable — those whose moral value is inconvenient to recognize — are violently discarded, the Church is called to stand for the least among us.
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Garvey: Francis fosters new look at Church authority and higher education