Monthly Archives: June 2011

The reform of the reform of the reform

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Quentin

The inaugural convention of the American Catholic Council took place during June. It approved a 10 point bill of rights and responsibilities. The 2000 attenders were for the most part over 50, and educated to graduate levels. I hesitate to … Continue reading →

Posted in Church and Society, Quentin queries | 115 Comments

Jeers or Cheers for the Vatican?

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Quentin

At the UN conference on HIV/Aids, which closed on June 10, the Vatican’s insistence that condoms were not the answer was received with jeers. In this column I propose to give you some information in question-and-answer form. It is up … Continue reading →

Posted in Bio-ethics, Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment | 25 Comments

Gedankenspiel

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Quentin

In our relatively free and democratic society we live in a tension between those who believe that we should ensure that the maximum support is given to the disadvantaged, and those believe that to do so is to remove motivation … Continue reading →

Posted in Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 18 Comments

Feast of Stephens

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Quentin

When Stephen Hawking finished his book A Brief History of Time with the sentence: “If we could find the answer to (why the universe exists), it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason – for then we would know … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholic Herald columns, Moral judgment, Philosophy | 14 Comments

Goodbye to all that

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Quentin

On Wednesday, 1st June, I read in the Daily Telegraph that terminally ill patients are to be asked by their doctors how they want to die. The information would be put on the NHS database, and thus be available at … Continue reading →

Posted in Moral judgment, Quentin queries | 10 Comments