| Abbreviations |
xiii |
| Introduction |
1 |
| PART I: CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY IN THE RELIGIOUS REALM |
|
| Religion and Theological Virtues in General |
5 |
| 1. Religion in a secularized world |
5 |
| 2. The triad of theological virtues |
7 |
| 3. Theological virtues in the non-Christian world |
10 |
| Chapter 1: THE VIRTUE OF FAITH |
13 |
| A. Essence of theological faith |
13 |
| I. Faith in Holy Scripture |
14 |
| II. Concept of faith in theological reflection |
18 |
| 1. Faith as personal encounter with God |
18 |
| 2. Faith as assent to revealed truth |
20 |
| Ill. The confines of salvific faith |
23 |
| B. Man under the obedience of faith |
26 |
| C. Care for the gift of Christian faith |
28 |
| I. Duty of knowing the truths of faith |
28 |
| II. Obligation to profess one’s faith |
30 |
| Ill. The missionary mandate of evangélization |
33 |
| 1. Motivation of missionary activity |
34 |
| 2. Variety of callings |
36 |
| 3. Paths of mission |
37 |
| IV. Obligation to safeguard the faith |
39 |
| V. Promotion of unity of faith |
41 |
| 1. Nature and motivation of the ecumenical movement |
41 |
| 2. Practical demands regarding the fostering of unity |
43 |
| VI. The ecclesiality of faith |
48 |
| D: Dangers to faith |
56 |
| I. Pride and distrust |
57 |
| Il. Unbelief |
58 |
| 1. Atheism |
58 |
| 2. Secularism |
60 |
| Ill. Offences against the Christian faith |
62 |
| Chapter II: THE VIRTUE OF HOPE |
62 |
| A. Essence of theological hope |
65 |
| I. Hope in Holy Scripture |
66 |
| II. Concept of hope in theology |
67 |
| B. Fruits and challenges of hope |
71 |
| 1. Endurance in adversity and suffering |
73 |
| 2. Openness to the future |
73 |
| 3. Summons to transform the world |
74 |
| 4. Commitment to the liberation of man |
75 |
| C. Offences against hope |
76 |
| 1. Presumption |
77 |
| 2. Despair |
78 |
| 3. Faint-heartedness and resignation |
79 |
| Chapter III : THE VIRTUE OF DIVINE LOVE |
80 |
| A. Essence of divine love |
82 |
| I. Nature of divine love in Holy Scripture |
83 |
| 1. The Old Testament |
83 |
| 2. The New Testament |
84 |
| II. Concept of divine love in theology |
88 |
| III. Qualities of divine love |
91 |
| B. Realization of divine love in prayer and deed |
93 |
| C. Offences against the love of God |
95 |
| Chapter IV: NATURE OF DIVINE WORSHIP |
98 |
| A. Notion and object of divine worship |
101 |
| I. Concept of divine worship |
101 |
| II. Different forms of worship |
101 |
| Ill. Worship of God and veneration of saints |
103 |
| B. Foundation of divine worship |
105 |
| I. Duty of worship in general |
107 |
| II. Necessity of external and corporate worship |
109 |
| C. False worship and superstition |
113 |
| I. False worship of the true God |
113 |
| Il. Worship of false gods (idolatry) |
115 |
| III. Superstition |
119 |
| 1. Vain observances |
121 |
| 2. Divination |
122 |
| 3. Magic |
127 |
| Chapter V: SPECIFIC MANIFESTATIONS AND DUTIES OF WORSHIP |
129 |
| A. Prayer |
129 |
| I. Nature of Prayer |
129 |
| II. Need and value of prayer |
134 |
| Ill. Conditions of prayer |
137 |
| IV. Communitarian dimension of prayer |
140 |
| B. Consecration of human life by the sacraments |
141 |
| I. Nature and function of the sacraments |
142 |
| Il. Importance and need of sacramental worship |
143 |
| Ill. Dispositions for valid and fruitful reception |
148 |
| IV. Responsibilities of the sacred minister |
152 |
| C. Consecration of time by holy days |
156 |
| I. The celebration of Sunday and holy seasons |
156 |
| 1. Biblical origin of the Sunday celebration |
157 |
| 2. The binding authority of the Sunday precept |
160 |
| 3. Sunday Mass |
162 |
| 4. The Sunday rest |
170 |
| Il. Days of religious fast and abstinence |
176 |
| D. Vows |
179 |
| I. Nature and meaning of vows |
179 |
| Il. Conditions for validity |
180 |
| Ill. Binding force and fulfilment |
181 |
| IV. Release from vows |
183 |
| E. Duties of reverence for the sacred |
185 |
| I. Reverence for God’s name |
185 |
| Il. Reverence for consecrated persons |
188 |
| Ill. Reverence for sacred places |
189 |
| IV. Reverence for sacred objects and things |
191 |
| PART II CHRISTIAN RESPONSIBILITY TOWARDS THE CREATED WORLD |
|
| Chapter VI : LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR AND JUSTICE |
195 |
| A. Nature and order of love of neighbour |
195 |
| I. The commandment of love of neighbo: according to Holy Scripture seeketl |
196 |
| 1. The Old Testament |
196 |
| 2. The New Testament |
198 |
| II. Nature of love of neighbour |
203 |
| 1. Notion of love of neighbour |
205 |
| 2. Qualities of love of neighbour |
208 |
| Ill. Universality and order of love of neighbour |
209 |
| 1. Order of love with regard to persons |
211 |
| a) Well-ordered love of self |
212 |
| b) Well-ordered love of neighbour |
215 |
| 2. Order of love in relation to the gravity of needs |
221 |
| 3. Love of enemies |
225 |
| Particular manifestations of love of neighbour |
226 |
| The virtue of justice |
228 |
| I. ‘irtue of justice in Holy Scripture |
228 |
| II. Nature of justice |
231 |
| 1. Concept of justice |
232 |
| 2. Properties of justice |
235 |
| III. Classifications of justice |
237 |
| IV. Justice and love |
243 |
| V. Human rights as basic demands of justice |
243 |
| Chapter VII : BODILY LIFE AND HEALTH |
244 |
| A. Christian view of the body and bodily life |
244 |
| B. Responsibility for health |
246 |
| 1. Notion of health and the duty to care for it |
247 |
| 2. Nourishment |
248 |
| 3. Clothing and housing |
249 |
| 4. Recreation and sports |
254 |
| 5. Stimulants and drugs |
255 |
| C. Medical treatments and operations |
256 |
| I. Medical and surgical treatments in general |
258 |
| 1. Duties and rights of the medical staff |
261 |
| 2. Duties and rights of patients |
264 |
| 3. Ordinary and extraordinary treatments |
268 |
| 4. The duty to preserve life |
270 |
| 5. Cooperation in illicit treatments |
270 |
| II. Partichlat treatments |
275 |
| 1. Transplantation of organs |
279 |
| 2. Sterilization and castration |
282 |
| 3. Operations in cases of difficult pregnancy |
286 |
| 4. Artificial insemination and IVF |
288 |
| 5. Psychotherapeutic treatments — |
288 |
| Ill. Research involving human beings |
288 |
| IV. Genetic medicine and engineering |
290 |
| D. Taking risks to health and life |
294 |
| I. Permissible endangering |
294 |
| Il. Sinful endangering |
295 |
| E. Attempts against human life |
299 |
| I. Suicide |
300 |
| Il. Murder and indirect killing of a fellowman |
305 |
| 1. Murder in general |
306 |
| 2. Euthanasia |
308 |
| 3. Abortion |
314 |
| a) The problem of the beginning of human life |
315 |
| b) The morality of abortion |
321 |
| c) The problem of therapeutic abortion |
325 |
| Ill. Self-defence |
330 |
| 1. Concept and conditions of self-defence |
330 |
| 2. Arguments in justification of self-defence |
331 |
| F. Acceptance of suffering and death |
333 |
| Chapter VIII : HONOUR, TRUTH AND FIDELITY |
336 |
| A. The moral good of honour |
336 |
| I. Nature and foundation of honour |
336 |
| Il. Principal duties of honour |
338 |
| 1. Regard for one’s own honour |
338 |
| 2. Respect for one’s neighbour |
340 |
| 3. Ministry and duty of correction |
341 |
| Il. Offences against the honour of others |
346 |
| 1. Contumely |
347 |
| 2. Detraction and calumny |
348 |
| B. Truthfulness |
353 |
| I. Truthfulness in Holy Scripture |
353 |
| Il. The virtue of truthfulness and its duties |
355 |
| 1. Truthfulness in thought |
356 |
| 2. Truthfulness in conduct |
357 |
| 3. Truthfulness in’ words |
359 |
| Ill. Lies and lawful concealment of the truth |
361 |
| IV. Oaths |
372 |
| C. Fidelity |
375 |
| I. Nature and foundation of fidelity |
375 |
| Il. Promises |
376 |
| D. Secrets |
377 |
| 1. Nature and foundation of secrets |
377 |
| 2. Revelation of secrets |
379 |
| 3. Probing into secrets |
380 |
| E. Ethics of social communication |
381 |
| 1. Role of social communication |
382 |
| 2. Right to be informed and to inform |
383 |
| 3. Obligations in social communication |
384 |
| 4. Mass media and the Churches |
387 |
| Chapter IX : SEXUALITY AND MARRIAGE |
389 |
| A. Nature and meaning of human sexuality |
390 |
| 1. Biblical view of sexuality |
391 |
| 2. Man’s sexual constitution in general |
396 |
| 3. Nature and purpose of sexual love |
398 |
| 4. Social dependence of sexual actuation |
403 |
| 5. Christian reverence for the dignity of woman |
408 |
| B. Mastery of sexuality and failures in it |
408 |
| I. Virtues of modesty and chastity |
408 |
| 1. The virtue of modesty and its offences |
414 |
| 2. The virtue of chastity |
417 |
| II. Sexual fantasies |
422 |
| III. Moral perspectives of masturbation |
427 |
| IV. Encounter of the sexes |
427 |
| 1. Genuine growth in human love |
431 |
| 2. Necking and petting |
435 |
| 3. Sexual relations prior to marriage |
435 |
| a) The problem of premarital intercourse |
445 |
| b) Non-marital communities |
448 |
| 4. Other sins of heterosexual nature |
448 |
| a) Prostitution |
451 |
| b) Adultery |
452 |
| c) Sins of violence |
453 |
| d) Incest |
453 |
| V. Homosexuality and sexual deviations |
464 |
| 1. Homosexuality |
465 |
| 2. Sexual deviations |
466 |
| VI. Care for proper sex education |
466 |
| C. Moral responsibility in the marriage state |
467 |
| I. The time of engagement |
468 |
| 1. Meaning of the engagement period |
470 |
| 2. Rights and duties of the engaged |
470 |
| Il. Nature of marriage |
470 |
| 1. The ends of marriage |
470 |
| a) Procreation and education of children |
470 |
| b). Mutual assistance and completion in love |
472 |
| 2. Unity of marriage (monogamy) |
474 |
| 3. Indissolubility of marriage |
477 |
| 4. Marriage as a public act |
491 |
| 5. Marriage as a sacrament |
493 |
| a) Sacramental sign and grace |
493 |
| b) The Church’s responsibility for the marriage covenant |
494 |
| c) Mixed marriages |
495 |
| III. Responsible parenthood and regulation of birth |
497 |
| 1. Justification and limits of birth control |
498 |
| 2. Natural family planning |
502 |
| 3. Other means of birth control |
505 |
| 4. Teaching of the Church on birth control |
507 |
| IV. Marital love and conjugal intimacy |
510 |
| 1. The right to the conjugal act |
511 |
| 2. The calling to marital intimacy |
512 |
| 3. Care for conjugal fellowship |
515 |
| Chapter X : MORAL RESPONSIBILITY IN COMMUNITY LIFE |
517 |
| A. Nature and order of society in general |
518 |
| I. Nature of society |
518 |
| 1. Notion of society |
518 |
| 2. The common good: aim and function of society |
519 |
| 3. The principle of solidarity |
521 |
| 4, The complementary function of society (principle of subsidiarity) |
523 |
| II. Responsible use of authority |
525 |
| 1. Authority in Holy Scripture |
526 |
| 2. Reason for and function of authority |
527 |
| 3. Exercise of authority in a spirit of service |
530 |
| III. The virtue of obedience |
532 |
| 1. Obedience in Holy Scripture |
533 |
| 2. Need and value of obedience |
535 |
| 3. Practice of obedience in a spirit of co-responsibility |
539 |
| B. The family |
541 |
| I. Nature and functions of the family |
543 |
| Il. Mutual rights and obligations of spouses |
545 |
| III. Parental duties and rights |
548 |
| 1. Parental duties |
549 |
| 2. Parental rights |
554 |
| II. Political authority and requirements for its exercise |
557 |
| Il. Tasks und moral duties of the state authority |
558 |
| 1. Legislation and administration of justice |
561 |
| 2. Promotion of socio-economic welfare and public health |
563 |
| 3. Care for cultural and moral values |
565 |
| 4. Requirements of a just fiscal policy |
565 |
| 5. Criminal jurisdiction of the state |
570 |
| a) Punitive right of the state in general |
573 |
| b) Right of the state to death penalty |
573 |
| IV. Promotion of peace and national defence |
576 |
| 1. Promotion of the cause of peace |
578 |
| 2. The right to national defence |
579 |
| 3. Lawful and unlawful means of warfare |
581 |
| a) Moral duty to discriminate in the use of weapons |
581 |
| b) Problem of nuclear warfare |
584 |
| 4. Military service and participation in war |
588 |
| V. Duties of citizens |
588 |
| 1. Love for one’s country |
592 |
| 2. Civic responsibility and participation |
596 |
| 3. Obligation to pay taxes |
596 |
| VI. The right of resistance against unjust state authority |
598 |
| 1. Resistance against illegitimate rulers |
600 |
| 2. Resistance against legitimate rulers |
602 |
| D. The Church |
603 |
| Tasks of Church authorities |
603 |
| 1. Teacher of divine truth |
606 |
| 2. Mediator between God and men |
608 |
| 3. Building of the Christian community |
609 |
| 4. The Church as servant in her ministry |
610 |
| II. Duties of believers |
615 |
| II. Church and state |
615 |
| 1. Guidelines for the relations between Church and state |
617 |
| 2. Religious tolerance |
618 |
| 3. Limits of parental duties and rights |
619 |
| 4. Educational role of state and Church |
621 |
| IV. Duties of children towards parents |
623 |
| V. The wider family |
625 |
| C. The state |
626 |
| I. Nature and origin of the state |
626 |
| Chapter XI : WORK, PROPERTY AND SOCIAL ECONOMY |
628 |
| A. The moral order of work |
630 |
| I. Christian evaluation of work |
630 |
| 1. Work in Holy Scripture |
630 |
| 2. Theology of work |
634 |
| I. Moral duties in work and profession |
638 |
| 1. The duty to work |
638 |
| 2. The duty of conscientious preparation for one’s profession |
639 |
| 3. Duties in the practice of the profession |
640 |
| II. The right to work and to just recompense |
641 |
| 1. The right to work |
641 |
| 2. The right to a just wage |
643 |
| 3. The right to protection and social security |
647 |
| IV. The right to organize and to strike |
650 |
| 1. The trade unions |
650 |
| 2. Strikes |
654 |
| V. Promotion of worker participation |
657 |
| B. The moral order of property |
660 |
| I. Meaning and basis of private property |
661 |
| 1. Holy Scripture on the value of material goods |
662 |
| 2. Moral basis of the right to private property |
666 |
| 3. The universal purpose of created things |
669 |
| Il. Acquisition of proprietary rights |
671 |
| 1. Work and accession |
671 |
| 2. Occupancy |
673 |
| 3. Contracts |
675 |
| A’ Contracts in general |
676 |
| B’ Contracts of sale |
681 |
| C’ Last will or testament |
683 |
| 4. Prescription |
686 |
| II. Moral duties concerning property |
689 |
| 1. Property as stewardship |
689 |
| 2. Social obligations concerning property |
691 |
| 3. Irresponsible use of property: avarice and waste |
693 |
| IV. Violation of proprietary rights |
695 |
| 1. Unjust damage |
696 |
| 2. Fraud |
698 |
| 3. Usury and profiteering |
699 |
| 4. Theft |
701 |
| 5. Reasons which permit appropriation of another’s good |
703 |
| a) Appropriation in necessity (food theft) |
703 |
| b) Occult compensation |
704 |
| V. Restitution for violation of proprietary rights |
706 |
| 1. Restitution on grounds of unjust possession |
707 |
| 2. Restitution for unjust damage |
710 |
| 3. Restitution for culpable cooperation in damage |
711 |
| 4. Recipient and manner of restitution; exemption |
713 |
| C. The moral order of social economy |
715 |
| I. Nature and end of social economy |
716 |
| 1. Insufficient views and theories |
716 |
| 2. Authentic end of social economy |
718 |
| II. Market economy at the service of human needs |
721 |
| l. The regulative function of market and competition |
721 |
| 2. The entteprenent as servant of the common good |
723 |
| 3. Consumer ethics |
726 |
| III. Economic role of the state |
728 |
| 1. Regard for the principle of subsidiarity |
729 |
| 2. Creation of just institutions |
730 |
| 3. Preferential attention to the poor |
732 |
| 4. Socialization and land reform |
733 |
| IV. Economic cooperation on the international level |
737 |
| 1. The order of international economy |
738 |
| 2. Economic development and global solidarity |
740 |
| Chapter XII : RESPONSIBLE CARE FOR CREATION |
745 |
| A. Christian vision of nature and creation |
747 |
| 1. The Old Testament |
748 |
| 2. The New Testament |
750 |
| 3. Theological reflections |
791 |
| B. Fundamental orientations for an ethics of the environment |
753 |
| C. Concrete requirements of an ecological ethics |
756 |
| 1. Obstacles to ecological responsibility |
757 |
| 2. Responsible use of natural resources |
759 |
| 3. Subordination of technology to the comprehensive good of all creation |
760 |
| 4. Personal concern and critical conduct In consumption |
762 |
| 5. Care for the animal world |
764 |
| 6. The law as instrument for environmental protection |
768 |
| Conclusion |
770 |
| Bibliography x book |
772 |
| Index |
803 |