“Except It Be For Fornication” (3)

By Johnny Stringer The Rule And The Exception When God established the institution of marriage, He intended it to be permanent, though He tolerated some deviation from that ideal for a while. Reverting to God’s original intention regarding marriage, the law of Christ forbids divorce. Jesus declared, “What therefore God hath joined together, let not man …

Judging the Seriousness of Sin: Catholicism and Situation Ethics (Part 2)

By Jim Venturino In a previous issue we introduced the theory that Catholicism bases its teaching regarding the seriousness of sin on situation ethics. With the aid of Webster’s Dictionary situation ethics can be defined as, “the principles of moral values or conduct as determined by the relative combination of circumstances at a certain moment.” Joseph …