USCCB Statements on Maguire pamphlets

March 26th, 2007 by Chris

With H/T to the Curt Jester, we have a statement from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops:

On June 19, 2006, Professor Daniel Maguire of Marquette University sent two pamphlets to all of the Catholic Bishops in the United States, one entitled The Moderate Roman Catholic Position on Contraception and Abortion and the other A Catholic Defense of Same-Sex Marriage. These pamphlets do not present Catholic teaching. His views about contraception, abortion, same sex “marriage”, as well as the very nature of Church teaching and its authoritative character, cross the legitimate lines of theological reflection and simply enter into the area of false teaching. Such mistaken views should not be confused with the faith and moral teaching of the Catholic Church.

It’s encouraging when a CCB which some consider to be far too theologically weak puts out a statement like this, stating in no uncertain terms that Catholic teaching remains consistent and unchanged regardless of attempts on the part of dissident theologians to mask, soften, or totally change it. Then again, that’s the beauty of the RCC - consistent teaching for 2000 with occasional bumps in the road from dissidents. At least when someone asks me what my Church teaches, I know I can answer that question accurately or find the answer if I don’t know it offhand (find me one mainstream protestant who can say that.)

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