Letters

New 'morality'

Fr Bernard McGrath

Contents - Mar 2011 - Buy a copy now Nazareth: Patriarch Fouad of Jerusalem: Annunciation homily - His Beatitude Fouad Twal, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Personal Ordinariates for former Anglicans: worldwide progress - Michael Gilchrist News: The Church Around the World iWitness 2010: an unforgettable retreat for young Catholics - Br Barry Coldrey Islam divided over Pope's call to respect religious freedom - Babette Francis Faith and reason at Notre Dame, Sydney - Fr Richard Umbers New Divine Mercy parish and school for Perth - Fr Paul Fox What are the marks of an authentically Catholic university? - Cardinal Raymond Burke A bishop and his priests: united in truth with Christ - Fr John O'Neill Netherlands: Migrants keep Church alive in Holland - Fr Cornelius van der Geest Letters: St Peter's wife - John Young Letters: Beatification case for Bob Santamaria - Brian A. Peachey Letters: Condom use - Tim Coyle Letters: New 'morality' - Fr Bernard McGrath Letters: Missionaries of God's Love a welcome initiative - Tom King Letters: Understanding Islam - John Frey Letters: Baby killing - Frank Bellet Letters: Gender selection - John Royal Books: William Wardell: Building with Conviction, by A.G. Evans - Terri Kelleher (reviewer) Books: Theophilos: A Novel, by Michael O'Brien - Michael Daniel (reviewer) Books: THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK OF ATHEISM, Edited by Warren Bonett - Frank Mobbs (reviewer) Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Reflection: Mary's rosary: picture book of faith, hope and love - Bishop Robert Finn

Every society in human history has considered marriage to be between two persons of the opposite sex for the union of spouses, the procreating of children and the founding of families as the very basis of human society (public and private good).

The idea of sexual satisfaction between persons of the same sex, without any capability of procreation, was always considered unnatural and perverse by all societies. (Google)

People of faith regarded sodomy as one of the deadliest sins (Leviticus 18:22, "an abomination" and St Paul 1 Cor 6:9, "will not inherit the Kingdom of God"). They justly discriminated against the evil behaviour while continuing to respect the dignity of those persons concerned (hate the sin but love the sinner).

Now, many people around the world are suffering a real unjustifiable discrimination against their proper religious rights to guard their beliefs, their families, schools, charities, adoptions, jobs and professions by new moralists, homosexuals, demanding acceptance of their depraved ideas and behaviour as if they can change human nature, be an acceptable alternative and reject criticism as discrimination and hate speech.

Morality can only be decided by the objective standards of tradition and natural law and not by a dominant group ("mob rule", "might is right", "majority opinion") which soon becomes a dictatorship of either the right or the left, and the ruin of our civilisation based on the Judeo-Christian heritage of the culture of life and love.

FR BERNARD McGRATH
Bendigo, Vic

Reprinted from AD2000 Vol 24 No 2 (March 2011), p. 14