The Dispatch
The cart of human tradition and the horse of divine Law
On the Readings for Sunday, September 1, 2018 […]
Legalism
The Dispatch
Authentic moral reasoning vs. appeals to legalism
When the Church speaks definitively on morality—says that without exception something is wrong—is it declaring a truth or laying down a law? Confusion about that is rampant today. Recently I came across this statement by […]
The Dispatch
Legalism, Old and New
In case you didn’t notice, Pope Francis thinks legalism is a bad thing—and that’s good news. For legalism, correctly understood, is opposed to authentic morality. The Pope returned to this theme, a favorite of his, […]