Moral Theology

Moral theology is the expression by which the Roman Catholic Church appoints its designs moral.

One can recognize the overall guidance of this design with a reflection based on several "axioms":

• refusal to treat a person as an object or a means,
• recognition of the sacredness of all life ,
• the choice of the human person has different degrees depending on sex and gender.

Classification

In Catholic theology , theological education curricula include courses in basic morality, and ethics course segment ^{Moral fundamental}

Fundamental moral theology is concerned with the foundations of morality, including the notion of sin :

• Gravity of sins (mortal or venial)
• Classification of sins (concept of deadly sins )

etc..

Jean-Charles Nault advocates for renewed consideration of the sloth ( deadly sin ) in the current moral.

Moral sector: individual ethics

Family

• premarital sex: not because the Church considers sex as a total gift of oneself and therefore who can not live with a commitment to live together (marriage)
• adulterous remarriage of divorcees is considered adultery, since marriage is seen as inseparable. In some cases the marriage is recognized as invalid, that is to say never existed. To obtain the recognition of nullity of marriage, or married couples must prove that the taking of consent, there was an obstruction (forced marriage, psychological disorders). Adultery is not considered to be a lead to the recognition of nullity of marriage.
• marriage gay : no (and any homosexual relationship) - due to the dual purpose of marriage in the Roman Catholic Church, which union and reproduction. To be valid as a sacrament, the marriage must be "ratum Consummatum and" there must be common "natural". Moreover, the fact of not wanting a child for one spouse is a valid case for annulment before the Roman Rota , as is the failure to commit to fidelity.

More exactly, the Code of Canon Law of 1983 provides:

1. The antecedent and perpetual impotence to copulate on the part of man or from woman, whether absolute or relative, nullifies marriage by its very nature.
2. If the impediment of impotence is doubtful, the doubt either of law or fact, the marriage should not be prevented or annulled as still in doubt.
3. Infertility prevented nor invalidates a marriage, without prejudice to the provisions of canon 1098.

Moral sector: social morality

Environment

The pollution of the environment has been cited 9 March 2008 by Archbishop Gianfranco Girotti , regent of the Apostolic Penitentiary, as one of "new forms of social sins."

Reproduction

• Reproductive cloning : it opposes, because every human being is unique and created by God.
• Contraception : it opposes, because it cuts the link between natural and indissoluble union and procreation. She advises the use of natural methods of birth control. Note however that the Church considers the problem of AIDS will not be resolved by the use of condoms, but rather by the loyalty of members of a couple. (STDs).
• Abortion : it opposes, because it recognizes the embryo as a human, it considers its elimination as a murder and an opposite response to the divine plans.

The Roman Catholic Church advocates (Humanae Vitae) the doctrine of life at conception is to say the quality of human being fully in the embryo, and that whatever the circumstances of this design. The design is considered a work involving parents and full involvement of God in the moment of conception that it introduces the human soul (enc.1995).

The Roman Catholic Church always raise the argument of the animation (from what can one speak of a human being, person?). She successively defended the doctrines of the beginning of life following:

• That of St. Augustine of Hippo : The animation starts at birth
• That of St. Thomas Aquinas : The animation begins in mid-pregnancy (40 days for boys, 80 days for girls)
• That of St. Bonaventure : The animation begins at conception.

Bioethics

• Assisted reproduction : no, because again according to the Church, PMA cutting the natural link between union and procreation, some methods of PMA also involve the selection and destruction of embryos, see its position on abortion.

Social Doctrine

The social doctrine of the Church is the social morality.

Note

Bibliography

• Journal of Ethics and Moral Theology
• The flavor of God, acedia in the dynamism of the act, Jean-Charles Nault , Editions du Cerf, cogitatio Fidei, 2006, crowned by the price Henri de Lubac
• Fundamental moral theology, Jean-Pascal Perrenx , Pierre Tqui editions, 2008-2009
  • Volume 1, Introduction to Moral Theology, bliss,
  • Volume 2, human acts,
  • Volume 3, conscience,
  • Volume 4, habits, virtues and gifts of the Holy Spirit,
  • Volume 5, vices and sins,
  • Volume 6, the moral law, teaching of God's grace and supernatural life: conclusion, the Christian is another Christ

See also

• Catholicism
• Roman Catholic Church
• Catholic Theology
• Veritatis Splendor , encyclical on moral theology

External Links

• CETADnet Courses fundamental moral
• Laboratory of moral theology at the Catholic Institute of Paris
• Fundamental moral theology, section of the catechism of the Catholic Church devoted to sin

• Portal religions and beliefs
• Catholicism portal

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