tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.comments2023-04-12T11:48:27.153-04:00Authentic BioethicsAuthentic Bioethicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comBlogger128125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-54938847955375720422014-04-25T08:49:20.556-04:002014-04-25T08:49:20.556-04:00Dear Dr. Coccia,
I too am looking to read your pap...Dear Dr. Coccia,<br />I too am looking to read your paper on Thomas and Lombard in "Doctor Angelicus" but have been unable to track down the journal. Please email me at doyleda@bc.edu.<br />Yours,<br />Dominic Doyle.<br />Boston College, MA. USAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-67151123880238861962013-12-30T16:50:24.647-05:002013-12-30T16:50:24.647-05:00I'm with you 100%. I would like this post on F...I'm with you 100%. I would like this post on Facebook, except I'm not on Facebook, and apparently neither are you. For a minute you made me think I needed to join FB;-)<br /><br />Jacqueline Y.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-87264926477605414922013-12-14T16:56:37.319-05:002013-12-14T16:56:37.319-05:00Yeah, that's the political description. Conser...Yeah, that's the political description. Conservative approach to government. But if unbridled capitalism is liberal, according to more than one pope, then conservativism would bridle capitalism, no? Governments should be small enough to manage. But to keep government small, people really must govern themselves effectively. If everyone is law-abiding, we don't need much police. If everyone obeys traffic lights, we don't need traffic cams. If big businesses don't use exploitative or harmful practices to keep profits high, then we don't need regulations. Conservative government steps in when it has to, to the degree it has to. I am a free-markets, small-government kind of guy, but to make that work, people in business and government must be virtuous and honorable and have more than their own profits or power but also the common good as a goal of their efforts. Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-84506861558689935892013-12-13T17:56:00.877-05:002013-12-13T17:56:00.877-05:00What is conservativism then? In an American contex...What is conservativism then? In an American context:<br /><br />It is the difference between The Articles of Confederation & the Constitution.<br />It is the difference between Anarchy and Rule of Law<br /><br />Conservatism is about limited government rather than unlimited government or no government. Government that upholds and defends self evident truth and individuals' God given unalienable rights and all that necessarily derive form these.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-80706243098015822322013-12-11T13:35:02.380-05:002013-12-11T13:35:02.380-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404263429983838122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-29794570274092717712013-10-31T14:58:58.438-04:002013-10-31T14:58:58.438-04:00I disagree. It is clear from the Consitution and t...I disagree. It is clear from the Consitution and the link you provided that "treason" is a positive act of war against the United States or of actively aiding enemies of the United States. Refusing to help is not the same as aiding the enemy - it could be, but there would have to be more - one would have to prove that refusing to help was because of an intent to aid terrorists in your example - a connection the terrorists and the intent to aid them would need to be proven. And it is the "United States" - not the US Government - that is the target of the treasonous acts. It is increasingly dangerous to conflate "the government" with "the nation." They are not the same.Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-18110433614907907692013-10-03T12:15:57.513-04:002013-10-03T12:15:57.513-04:00Check out this link. The constitutional definition...Check out this link. The constitutional definition of treason is tied to the concept of war. So ... if the war on terror is real, then anyone NOT assisting in helping fight the war on terror ... could be arguably treasonous. <br /><br />http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2013/07/09/traitors-treason-snowdenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-12043972446413937072013-06-16T22:39:18.520-04:002013-06-16T22:39:18.520-04:00I totally agree with you that sometimes, even smal...I totally agree with you that sometimes, even small mind could think alike with a great one once in a while. For example: having you thinking alike with your <a href="http://thesishelpdesk.com/" rel="nofollow">dissertation writing services</a> supervisor. We can treat those who are guiding us in dissertation writing to have great mind and ours as the small mind that would someday be great also after successfully defending the dissertation. Anyway, I love your idea about it. Angelica Vinsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-19762093025857943002013-03-05T23:35:29.490-05:002013-03-05T23:35:29.490-05:00Mario, it is our privilege to join you in prayer t...Mario, it is our privilege to join you in prayer to prepare for the pontificate of the next man, as you put it. Thank you for the prayer that you offered for this purpose.Prayer Requesthttp://3prayer.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-15733219308537423542013-02-17T19:52:50.780-05:002013-02-17T19:52:50.780-05:00Maybe it's because HE is stupid ... LOL!!Maybe it's because HE is stupid ... LOL!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-80923109366431595592013-02-14T23:50:13.892-05:002013-02-14T23:50:13.892-05:00Thanks for the resource. Reminds me of the US tax ...Thanks for the resource. Reminds me of the US tax code in its apparent complexity. We must accept the infallibility concept on faith (much like the tax code) rather than on easily understandable reason that those of lesser learnedness might require :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-66215731529080722482013-02-14T21:31:14.631-05:002013-02-14T21:31:14.631-05:00Agreed..I wish he would have stuck it out...I don&...Agreed..I wish he would have stuck it out...I don't think much good can come from this. It just seems wrong and I pray it won't happen again in my lifetime. Benedict's decision, no matter how appropriate for his personal circumstances is going to be taken advantage of and manipulated in the future when people or clergy do not like a future Pope or his policies. And since are older upon election every health issue will be scrutinized and pushes to early retirement are bound to happen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-81731011468918225032013-02-14T21:21:34.381-05:002013-02-14T21:21:34.381-05:00What would happen for example if we get a new Pope...What would happen for example if we get a new Pope, he reigns for 2 years and then suffers a stroke, or partial paralysis. Would he then resign? Leaving us 2 Popes Emerituses?? There will probably be many unforeseen consequences from this decision. I do love Pope Benedict XVI and it seems to break my heart more than I wish to admit that he will be leaving. He will always be a special Holy Father to me. I think it must have been an awful decision to make. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-35145258223430549232013-02-14T17:06:44.796-05:002013-02-14T17:06:44.796-05:00Well, for starters, I think you need to find out m...Well, for starters, I think you need to find out more about papal infallibility from a reliable source. NewAdvent.org has the Catholic Encyclopedia on it with an entry. Other Catholic resource-type websites might have articles on it. You're on the right track, but it's not there yet. It's not a mere "technicality" but it is narrowly restricted. Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-62951079521957938102013-02-13T22:54:19.037-05:002013-02-13T22:54:19.037-05:00I'm not saying it is good or bad, and my apolo...I'm not saying it is good or bad, and my apologies, I am not implying anything about you, just trying to get clarification on the fallibility concept. I just read you said that a "bad administrative decision does not mean it has no moral- or faith-based impact. Quite the opposite." I am thinking this means you are saying that this bad administration does, in fact, have a moral or faith-based impact, and the only reason the pope may have erred on this is because it was "not official". I guess I am struggling with the "official" concept because what it appears to me what you are saying is that the Pope made a faulty decision ... he can be fallible for moral / faith based decision when they are "not offical", but is infallible for moral / faith based decision when they are "official". I would think that an administrative decision like this with such impact and magnitude on the Church, that this decision by the Pople was made with sincere deliberation, and taken with utmost seriousness due to the ramifications as you pointed out, and apparently the pople thinks "he" is right about the decision, but by the reasons you pointed out, he is wrong, and therefore one might argue that this is proof that he is, infact, NOT infallible. But, the argument goes, infallibility only applies to rulings that are deliberately categorized as "official" ... and therefore the infallibility concept remains true and intact, from a technical perspective only, not necessarily from the negative/bad measure it may actually have on the Church. Hope that makes sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-2220935223002820602013-02-13T17:13:24.584-05:002013-02-13T17:13:24.584-05:00I await the fulfillment of the rest of the sentenc...I await the fulfillment of the rest of the sentence in question as verification. In the meantime, "departure" and "ousted" are not precisely synonymous... <br /><br />Man. Prophecy of Malachy, anyone?Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-67928549312910491792013-02-13T15:59:21.504-05:002013-02-13T15:59:21.504-05:00The departure of Pope Benedict was predicted:
http...The departure of Pope Benedict was predicted:<br />http://www.thewarningsecondcoming.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-21851392488877766242013-02-13T14:23:38.875-05:002013-02-13T14:23:38.875-05:00One would hope. Others may be licking their chops....One would hope. Others may be licking their chops. The history of the Catholic Church shows that Church leaders - including some popes - are quite able to be anything other than good, holy, wise, and guided by Heaven.Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-50575681497234017062013-02-13T14:17:55.641-05:002013-02-13T14:17:55.641-05:00It IS only "official" teachings on topic...It IS only "official" teachings on topics of Catholic "Faith" and "morals" that come under infallibility. He is pope. He is highly authoritative. And so, yes, we are being taught by example and it is a bad precedent, from a very high authority, too. The fact that it is a bad administrative decision does not mean it has no moral- or faith-based impact. Quite the opposite, which is what makes it a bad example. What we get here is a precedent that POPES OUGHT TO RESIGN (as if FATHERS ought to abdicate as well)when the going gets tough, and there WILL BE plenty of pressure on the next pope to do exactly that. <br /><br />Please, Anonymous, try to understand my meanings before you try to imply things about me. <br /><br />I say it is a bad decision and I say why. You say it is a good decision because the pope can make no other kind. And I ask, But what about the decision itself makes it so good, in light of the precedent it sets and the opportunity it gives the enemies of future popes to pressure them into resigning and thereby manipulate the papacy?Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-25436538871980671022013-02-13T13:58:50.121-05:002013-02-13T13:58:50.121-05:00Exactly. Martyrdom - being killed for the faith - ...Exactly. Martyrdom - being killed for the faith - is the highest thing a Christian can do, because it is a most perfect conformity to Christ Himself. Next to it is pouring out one's life in the service of Christ in accord with one's God-given lot, which is what JP-II did. And it seems to me that is what Pope Benedict appears to be avoiding. Therefore, if this decision is "better" than staying on the job until death, then it would seem that avoiding martyrdom would be "better" than martyrdom, which we agree is not the case.Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-31737699357313443882013-02-13T13:43:11.702-05:002013-02-13T13:43:11.702-05:00Quite possibly. We are all - INCLUDING THE POPE - ...Quite possibly. We are all - INCLUDING THE POPE - only imperfectly guided by the Holy Spirit. Not everything he says and does is ratified by Divine Inspiration, and thinking it is is equally a heresy as denying infallibility in the areas where infallibility is certain. Therefore we can assert error in the areas where his actions are guided by prudential judgment. Also, I said nothing about "wrongdoing" which implies a moral dimension. I said it was a bad decision. There's a difference.Authentic Bioethicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192253252072145833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-91628208354685465352013-02-13T11:16:14.965-05:002013-02-13T11:16:14.965-05:00I think true martyrdom means GIVING UP up one'...I think true martyrdom means GIVING UP up one's physical life on earth for eternal spiritual life. It would follow that avoiding true martyrdom means RETAINING one's physical life on earth, and perhaps seeking to obtain eternal spiritual life through some other means other than martyrdom. Therefore I don't think that avoiding martyrdom would be in the same category-of-degree-or-kind as the actual act of martyrdom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-60781761148803148402013-02-13T07:56:55.834-05:002013-02-13T07:56:55.834-05:00Should bad administrative decisions have such sign...Should bad administrative decisions have such significant downstream impact, and if so, wouldn't the Church leaders, in their wisdom and guided insight, see this? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-9728392837830727422013-02-13T07:46:51.951-05:002013-02-13T07:46:51.951-05:00Also, if actions speak louder than words, then we ...Also, if actions speak louder than words, then we are being "taught" a bad "precedent". If it's only 'official' teachings that get the infallibility rating, then I guess we can simply ignore this action as a bad administrative decision with no moral or faith based impact. Like the pain of a fatherless family, that's all we'll get here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2844297533620110684.post-39924530971747120572013-02-13T07:34:09.730-05:002013-02-13T07:34:09.730-05:00Isn't the Pope guided by the Holy Spirit? If s...Isn't the Pope guided by the Holy Spirit? If so, how can we assert wrong doing unless we think he's disobeying the Holy Spirit. Is that the accusation here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com