This post is in response to How Moral Principles Make Us Dumb By Jeremy E. Sherman Ph.D. Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and ...

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COMMENTARY: Something serious does seem to be afoot with this papacy that differs markedly from its predecessors, and that ‘something’ is a revolutionary change in moral theology. Pope Francis gives ...

Two weeks ago I said, "I never met a moral principle I could trust." One reader responded: Generalizations and abstractions are treacherous indeed, but we need them for directionality and efficacy.