Que Sarah sera: The Nat'l Catholic Prayer Breakfast | National Catholic Reporter by MSW. MGB: The problem with natural law theology in the Curia is that the Curia believes that it, through the Pope, has a monopoly on natural law reasoning, especially on pelvic issues. The results have not been stellar and included a cardiologist, who was also an ethicist, writing pronouncements on contraception. An embryologist would have been more appropriate for the task, but that would have put existing doctrine at risk, which is more important to Rome than seeking the truth - the ultimate end of natural law reasoning.
Modern morality on the right has its own problems, especially in regard to those in attendance at the breakfast, who feel justifiably smug in their money and power, thinking like the Temple priests that because they tithe generously, their wealth is theirs to do with it as they want. They forget that with that wealth they manipulate people as assets and that doing so is entirely against what Francis is talking about. Morality comes from God, even if the person behaving morally is not acknowledging God. That those who believe in marriage equality are sure they are acting morally (and they are right) should give the Curia pause on natural law grounds. Morality is for people, not for God and certainly not for Rome.
I found the bit about the founders and original settlers a bit weird as well and for the same reason. I promise you that my ancestors who came in on the HMS Hull were not only anti-Catholic, but thought that the Church of England was growing too Catholic again. My ancestor, Col. John Allen and his cousin, General Ethan Allen, did not fight for a more Catholic America. They fought for a free Vermont.
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