Articles on this issue "natural law"

Doctor Who Founded Billings Method Dies at 95

Taught Natural Family Planning With Doctor-Husband for Decades

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Dr. Evelyn Livingston Billings died Saturday at age 95. Together with her husband, Dr. John Billings, she founded the method of natural fertility regulation that bears their name. Her studies …

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World Needs Ethics, Says Pope

Addresses International Theological Commission

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Benedict XVI believes that it is necessary to rediscover the value of natural law to lay the foundations of a much-needed universal ethics. The Pope said this today upon receiving members of …

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Prelate Urges Politicians to Obey Natural Law

Scottish Archbishop Says Leaders Have to Earn Respect

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Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow has urged politicians and law officers to consider their responsibility to respect the natural law. The prelate made this appeal during a Mass on Sunday in …

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Family Worth Defending, Says Symposium

Director Calls It a "Juridical Good to Be Protected"

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Amid trends to erase the divine imprint on marriage, the director of a symposium called the family "a juridical good to be protected." The congress was organized this month by the Regina …

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Address of Papal Theologian on Natural Moral Law

"Problems and Prospects"

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Here is the speech delivered in English by the theologian for the Pontifical Household, Dominican Father Wojciech Giertych, at the conclusion of the international congress on natural law …

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Papal Address on Natural Law

"The Only Valid Bulwark Against Arbitrary Power"

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Here is a Vatican translation of the address Benedict XVI delivered Feb. 12 to the participants of the International Congress on Natural Law, organized by the Pontifical Lateran University of …

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Pope's Family Handbook; Law -- Naturally

Volume Compiles Papal Texts on Marriage

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By Catherine Smibert Benedict XVI has been an eloquent defender of the institution of marriage and the family since the beginning of his pontificate. And now, thanks to L'Osservatore Romano, …

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Relativism Hurts Families, Warns Benedict XVI

Presents Natural Law as Objective Criterion

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If natural law is not respected, then life, family and society become victims of ethical relativism, warns Benedict XVI. This was the Pope's message on receiving in audience today some 200 …

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Crisis of Rationality in European Democracy

Interview With Janne Haaland Matlary

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The most intolerant people think themselves tolerant, but their tolerance really only extends to things they embrace, says a political scientist in a new book on ethics, politics and rights. …

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Natural Law Is Guide for Globalization, Says Bank-of-Italy Official

Antonio Fazio Addresses Meeting of Salesian Provincials

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The natural law is the necessary guide for the disordered process of globalization, says the governor of the Bank of Italy. The Bank of Italy has a function similar to that of the U.S. Federal …

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Natural Law a Basis for Dialogue With the World, Says Pope

Asks Theological Commission to Reflect Further on Its Meaning

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John Paul II called for deeper understanding of the natural moral law as the indispensable condition for dialogue between the Church and the modern world. The Pope entrusted this task in …

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