Article: Situationism and other classifications
This article follows Norman Geisler’s classification of moral theories into antinomianism (eg existential ethics), generalism (one general principle but no universal…
Read MoreExtract 3: Against situationism – Veritatis Splendor (1995)
This encyclical published by John Paul II in 1995 argues vigorously against situation ethics and proportionalism. Instead, it is a defence…
Read MoreExtract 2: Article – Situation Ethics and Catholic morality
In this extract from an article by William Murphy (Logos: A Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture, Wntr, 2008 by William…
Read MoreExtract 6:Pope Pius XII 1956
Quotes in this article extract are from Acta Apostolicae Sedis 44 (1956). In this document Pope Pius accuses Situation Ethics of…
Read MoreHandout: Situation Ethics
SITUATION ETHICS “All you need is love.” (John Lennon and Paul McCartney) This article by Richard Jacobs is taken from the…
Read MoreTEN POINTS FOR EUTHANASIA
As there are many extracts on this site against euthanasia,(see extracts 1,3,4,5 – the Churches seem to be unanimous here) below are…
Read MoreExtract 6:The Case for euthanasia
Here is an extract from a longer article giving a humanist, Aristotelean justification for euthanasia, by Paul Kurtz. Source: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m6875/is_n3_8/ai_n25021537/ There are…
Read MoreExtract 5: Effect on public conscience
Here is the view of the Christian Medical fellowship, and is part of a longer article giving twelve arguments against euthanasia….
Read MoreExtract 4: Right to Life
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Read MoreExtract 1: Bishop von Galen’s euthanasia sermon
On 3rd August 1941 in St. Lambert’s church Bishop Clemens August accused the Nazi regime of murdering mentally handicapped persons. He…
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