Catholic Cases | Suicide
Moral Case: I’ve been dealing with depression, and am thinking of committing suicide. Don’t I have the right to take my own life? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2325 – Suicide...
Catholic Cases | Abortion
...offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. “A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,” “by the very commission...
Catholic Cases | Lying
Moral Case: I lied to my boyfriend when he asked me if I liked his new jacket. I didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Didn’t I do the right thing?...
Catholic Cases | Stealing
...It commands justice and charity in the care of earthly goods and the fruits of men’s labor. For the sake of the common good, it requires respect for the universal...
Catholic Cases | Honoring Parents
...life, keep the commandments.” And he cites for his questioner the precepts that concern love of neighbor: “You shall not kill, You shall not commit adultery, You shall not steal,...
Catholic Cases | Reproductive Technologies
...domination is in itself contrary to the dignity and equality that must be common to parents and children.” “Under the moral aspect procreation is deprived of its proper perfection when...
Catholic Cases | Euthanasia
Moral Case: My grandmother is weeks away from dying of cancer, and is in a lot of pain. Why does the Catholic Church have a problem with her decision to...
Catholic Cases | Drinking
Moral Case: I went out with some friends the other night, and got pretty drunk. Why is getting drunk a sin if Jesus was depicted at weddings or meals where...
Catholic Cases | Internal Purity
Moral Case: I love my girlfriend, but still struggle to avoid “checking out” other girls. Doesn’t that just make me a normal guy? Catholic Moral Teaching: CCC 2531 – Purity...
Catholic Cases | Cheating
...mere desire. The sixth commandment and the New Testament forbid adultery absolutely. The prophets denounce the gravity of adultery; they see it as an image of the sin of idolatry....