Sentences with phrase «serious public moral»

The American people are capable of serious public moral reflection; the American people are capable of rising above partisanship on a matter of this gravity.

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This hubris is in contradistinction to the clear teaching of the Catechism of the Catholic Church» for the Catechism, while assuming a serious dialogue among government officials, just war analysts, and the public, nonetheless teaches (at § 2309) that «the evaluation of these [just war] conditions for moral legitimacy belongs to the prudential judgment of those who have responsibility for the common good.»

That conversation is not advanced when, as happened after the CNN broadcast, smug partisans attack a serious Catholic public official by suggesting that he's deficient in both his moral commitment to the poor and his understanding of Catholic social doctrine.

To many public - spirited persons involved in social welfare, moral questions were raised by any attempt on the part of managers of publicly subsidized housing to limit the admission of families receiving public aid, one - parent families headed by women, and families with serious antisocial behavior.

As such, underfunded public defender offices raise serious constitutional — not to mention moral — questions.