As part of our class discussion, the following items were listed on the board as being ethical issues:
abortion; stem cell research; environmentalism; capital punishment; rendition ;gay marriage / same-sex marriage; racism; separation of church and state; pre-marital sex / cohabitation; evolution vs creation(ism); abstinence only education; education; nationalism; institutionalism
In reviewing all these items, the class discussion became quite energetic. Once again the question of opinion was raised. This led to the larger question of authority. We then considered the question of authoritative teaching in the Roman Catholic Church:
MAGESTERIUM = SACRED SCRIPTURE (being the Word of God) & SACRED TRADITION (being apostolic teaching)
We began to review Willam May's consideration of VERITATIS SPLENDOR (http://www.christendom-awake.org/pages/may/may.html)
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