Author Archive for Fr. Basil Cole, O.P.

Why is Respect for the Common Good Important in Catholic Bioethics?
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Why is Respect for the Common Good Important in Catholic Bioethics?

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by on Apr 20, 2011 in Catholic Bioethics, Featured
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What is the common good?  The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains:  “By common good is to be understood “the sum total of social conditions which allow people, either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more fully and more easily”. The common good concerns the life of all. It calls for prudence […]

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What is Catholic Bioethics?

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by on Feb 15, 2011 in Cloning, Embryo Research & Genetics, Contraception & Abortion, Euthanasia & Assisted Suicide, Reproductive Technology
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Strictly speaking, there is no such science as “Catholic Bioethics” just as there is no such thing as “Catholic Baseball,” “Catholic Dentistry,” “Catholic Garbage Collection,” or “Catholic Plumbing.” Catholics do these activities, but they are not based upon divine revelation. Bioethics is a species of the science of ethics concerned especially about the beginning and […]