tagged articles with: moral

Archbishop says cuts are hitting the vulnerable the hardest

Archbishop says cuts are hitting the vulnerable the hardest

Mark Greaves - Catholic Herald - Church Issues el Thu, Nov 24th 2011

Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster has said in a speech to MPs, peers and charity workers that Government cuts are “already being felt disproportionally by the most vulnerable”. It is the closest a Catholic bishop in England and Wales has come to criticising the Coalition’s austerity measures.

A place to talk - Crisis at the cathedral

A place to talk - Crisis at the cathedral

Chris Chivers - The Tablet - JPIC News el Mon, Nov 7th 2011

St Paul’s Cathedral has faced turmoil with the resignation of three staff, including its canon chancellor and dean, over the encampment of anti-capitalism protesters around it. The dispute has raised further questions about the role of the cathedral and its relationship with the City

New Jersey nurses face job loss for refusing to assist abortions

New Jersey nurses face job loss for refusing to assist abortions

By Marianne Medlin - CNA - Church Issues el Fri, Nov 4th 2011

Twelve nurses in New Jersey have filed a lawsuit against a local government hospital for being told they would lose their jobs if they refuse to perform abortions. The case shows evidence of “a systematic attack on the right of pro-life professionals to engage in their careers without being forced to violate their fundamental moral and religious beliefs,” Matt Bowman, attorney for the Alliance Defense Fund, told CNA.

A Catholic Call to Abolish the Death Penalty in USA

A Catholic Call to Abolish the Death Penalty in USA

Tobias Winright - JPIC News el Fri, Oct 14th 2011

The US Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that “the sanction of death, when it is not necessary to protect society, violates respect for human life and dignity… We have other ways to punish criminals and protect society.” In earlier eras, Roman Catholic tradition acknowledged the necessity of capital punishment, in rare cases, to protect citizens from threats to the common good. In recent times, with more secure prison facilities that give us the means to offer such protection without executions, our church leaders have affirmed the need to eradicate the death penalty.

Dale Farm travellers lose High Court eviction appeal.  Bishops pleads for Essex travellers

Dale Farm travellers lose High Court eviction appeal. Bishops pleads for Essex travellers

BBC - JPIC News el Thu, Sep 1st 2011

 The Bishop of Brentwood Thomas McMahon has pleaded with Basildon Council to reach a last-minute agreement with hundreds of travellers just hours before the deadline passed for them to leave England's largest illegal campsite. Bishop McMahon, and the Anglican Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell, offered to mediate between the local authority and around 240 traveller families at Dale Farm in Crays Hill, Essex, who had been given until midnight tonight to leave or face eviction.

Morality of the profit motive

Morality of the profit motive

The Tablet - 9/7/11 - JPIC News el Thu, Jul 14th 2011

 The Holy See has identified a new public enemy – the speculator. In remarks to delegates at the Rome-based Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, Pope Benedict referred to the way food had become a commodity that was now traded without regard to the needs of the world’s hungry people.