A Theologian Responds To Fr. Chiodi’s Talk . . . Moral Relativism Ends In Justifying All Moral Disorders
(Editor’s Note: Please see page one for a LifeSiteNews report on December 14 remarks by Fr. Maurizio Chiodi saying that responsible parenthood can obligate a married couple to use contraception. Fr. Chiodi, a recently appointed member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, based his theory on Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris Laetitia. He gave this public lecture at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. (Below is an assessment of Fr. Chiodi’s talk from a well-respected moral theologian who wished to remain anonymous. LifeSiteNews included the theologian’s critique with its report on the Chiodi talk. (Following the theologian’s essay, we provide some key excerpts from Humanae Vitae. The encyclical celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.) + + +…Continue Reading