Catholic Replies
Editor’s Note: This lesson on medical-moral issues is taken from the book Catholicism & Ethics. Please feel free to use the series for high schoolers or adults. We will continue to welcome your questions for the column as well. Special Course On Catholicism And Ethics (Pages 27-37) While there are three elements involved in determining the morality of a human action — the act itself, the purpose of the act, and the circumstances surrounding the act — knowledge and free will play a part in deciding the moral guilt of the person. Murder or theft or abortion or lying are objectively bad actions, but the subjective guilt of the person committing the act can be mitigated or even removed entirely…Continue Reading