Monthly Archives: November 2010

The hole in the dyke?

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Quentin

Some of you may have seen my note on the Pope’s remark about condoms on the Catholic Herald Blog page, and the rather untidy discussion which follows. But I thought it would be valuable to post a few questions here … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 71 Comments

Autonomy and obedience

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Quentin

Bishop Kevin Dowling of South Africa has recently had his knuckles rapped by the Southern African Bishops’ Conference. Among other criticisms he had charged the Church leadership with undermining the Catholic principle of subsidiarity, which holds that higher levels in … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment | 30 Comments

Making abortions legal

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Quentin

I am cheating a bit this week by copying a report from Lifenews.Com which I think will interest you. Lifenews is an excellent site which will keep you up to date on international abortion issues. Quentin Amnesty International, the formerly … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 9 Comments

In the eye of the beholder

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Quentin

During the summer we were fortunate enough to get a splendid photograph of our, rather good-looking 14 grandchildren. I used to show this with pride but too often I was greeted with: “They take after their grandmother, don’t they?” It … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment | 15 Comments