Gay & Lesbian Rights: A Question: Sexual Ethics or Social Justice? [Paperback]

Richard Peddicord, O.P. O.P. Peddicord (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 1996

'This book is unique in setting the question of homosexuality in its historical, legal, political, and religious contexts in North America. It is no longer possible in Catholic ethics to address sexual morality with a model of absolute moral norms, immune from the ambiguities and complexities social justice issues introduce. Peddicord looks at the personal and social sides of homosexuality, and fairly examines all sides of the Roman Catholic response.' --Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College

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Richard Peddicord, O.P. is assistant professor of moral theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri.

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• Paperback: 209 pages
• Publisher: Sheed & Ward (April 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556127596
• ISBN-13: 978-1556127595
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,709,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars More Liberal Modernist Nonsense, June 5, 2004

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This review is from: Gay & Lesbian Rights: A Question: Sexual Ethics or Social Justice? (Paperback)

This book is not an accurate response to the Question of Homosexuality from the Church's perspective. It reads like another diatribe of unorthodox modernist thinking. Please, spare the faithful, expecially those of us who are same-sex attracted and who led lives of unbridled sin before coming back to a Sacramental Life within the Church. If you are completely content on rationalizing away the Faith, which was purchased at great price for your salvation, or if you are looking for another book to justify your hatred for the Catholic position then this book is for you. Scholarly shmolarly, there are plenty of scholars in hell. Start your reading plan with books by Father Harvey and Benedict Groeschel. Even better, read JP II's Theology of the Body so that you may begin to understand the context and rationale for the Catholic position.