Evil Exists Because We Use Our Free Will to Choose It
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: God gave us free will and knows it can be used to do bad things.
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Do You Have an Obligation to Vote in November?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: “I’m disgusted by the leading political candidates for president. Do I have a moral obligation to vote in November?”
May I Patronize Companies that Support Intrinsic Evil?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Living in a sinful world requires all of us to cooperate in evildoing sometimes, and most of us to do it frequently.
Can Contraceptives Be Taken for Therapeutic Purposes?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: What does Humanae Vitae mean when it talks about the “licitness of therapeutic means?”
Is Indifference to the Poor Mortally Sinful?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Is it a mortal sin when I don’t help homeless people I see on the street?
Is It Sinful to Accept Donations from a Masonic Lodge?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Catholics are prohibited from becoming Masons, but are stipends from Masonic lodges acceptable?
Coronavirus Conundrum: Open Up or Keep Things Closed?
COMMENTARY: All judgments should be based upon a sober assessment of what is most likely to cause the least unwanted harms while achieving the greatest wanted social benefits. Whatever safety measures are needed to protect people should be enforced.
Are IVF Individuals Fully Human?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: Do these individuals have immortal souls? Yes, they do. And that truth only reinforces the Church’s moral teaching.
Is Suicide, Even in War, Always Wrong?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: The Catholic Church has taught since the apostolic period that intentional self-killing — suicide — is wrong, not only when done for trivial reasons, but for any reason.
Should Pro-Transgender Politicians Be Denied Communion?
DIFFICULT MORAL QUESTIONS: If a Catholic politician supports transgender ideology, should he or she be denied Holy Communion?
