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On Cardinal McElroy’s misguided “clarifications” on sin, sex, and conscience

March 7, 2023 Larry Chapp 41

When I was a young seminarian I studied moral theology under the tutelage of the late, great Germain Grisez (1929-2018). I did not agree with all aspects of his “new natural law” theory, but his […]

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Radical inclusion leads to moral confusion

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I came of age in the 1960s. It was an era of civil unrest, race riots, anti-war protests, and the sexual revolution. One of the popular bumper stickers at the time stated: Question Everything. These […]

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