Sentences with phrase «statement of moral principles»

For those who look to eternal verities for directly applicable political solutions, he observes: «The deposit of wisdom in the Bible and in the classic books does not contain a systematic and comprehensive statement of moral principles from which it is possible to deduce with clarity and certainty specific answers to concrete questions.»

Not exact matches

In this connection it must be clearly realized from the start that the belief of the Church, the object of its teaching office, contains both statements about divine realities such as the blessed Trinity, the Incarnation of the Logos, grace, redemption etc., and equally clear and equally obligatory statements about man's correct moral principles.

As McBrien noted, this powerfully suggests the need to be attentive to justice issues within as well as outside the church This principle of sacramentality undergirds the statement in the U.S. Catholic bishops» pastoral letter Economic Justice for All: «All the moral principles that govern the just operation of any economic endeavor apply to the church and its agencies and institutions; indeed the church should be exemplary» (no. 347).

Assuming that this statement of principles for a conception of human rights backed by neoclassical metaphysics can be given a detailed formulation and defense, we may repeat that a moral and political theory of this kind is the more important because the alternative it offers is largely neglected in the contemporary discussion.

He tries to distinguish between the church's declarations of concrete, Biblically based moral principle (this is its rightful task) and its statements on political policy (this is the province of the government).

«For decades he has been a moral titan - a voice of principle, an unrelenting champion of justice, and a dedicated peacemaker,» Obama said in a written statement.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

by saying: In three ways --(1) its members must fulfil their moral responsibilities and functions in a Christian spirit; (2) its members must exercise their purely civic rights in a Christian spirit; (3) it must itself supply them with a systematic statement of principles to aid them in doing these two things, and this will carry with it a denunciation of customs or institutions in contemporary life and practice which offend against those principles...

Immediately after the statement of the greatest happiness principle, he adds: «To give a clear view of the moral standard set up by the theory, much more requires to be said: in particular what things it includes in the ideas of pain and pleasure, and to what extent this is left an open question» (U 10).

In its first public statement on the matter, the Holy See expressed «grave ethical concerns» and said most critical is «the lack of ability for pre-programmed, automated technical systems to make moral judgments over life and death, to respect human rights, and to comply with the principle of humanity.»