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June 6, 2006 – Introductory Remarks to Alfonso Cardinal Lopez Trujillo’s The Nature of Marriage and its Various Aspects

These helpful introductory remarks explain the intent and object of Cardinal Trujillo’s essay.  It reaffirms the depth of Cardinal Trujillo’s understanding of the natural quality of marriage affirmed and elevated by our Lord Jesus Christ in the Holy Sacrament of Matrimony without taking away any of its natural ends.  This introduction prepares us to understanding…

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February 1, 2006 – In his influential book The Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote about the “The Truce of 1968.” By that is meant the decision not to discipline the many theologians and priests who, in a public and concerted campaign, rejected the teaching of the 1968 encyclical on human sexuality, Humanae Vitae (On Human Life). Now, in view of the widespread rejection—sometimes explicit, sometimes oblique—of the November 4 Vatican instruction on homosexuality and the priesthood, the question is asked whether we should be preparing ourselves for “The Truce of 2005.”

https://www.firstthings.com/article/2006/02/the-truce-of-2005 In his influential book The Courage to Be Catholic, George Weigel wrote about the “The Truce of 1968.” By that is meant the decision not to discipline the many theologians and priests who, in a public and concerted campaign, rejected the teaching of the 1968 encyclical on human sexuality, Humanae Vitae (On Human Life)….