Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
From the New Oxford Review: Truth In Crisis?
Truth in Crisis?
Arguments used to dissent from the Church's teaching on contraception could easily apply to other areas, such as her teaching on charity.
