One of the most difficult things to admit or to understand is that there is probably nothing that a man wants more from his wife than her admiration. There is probably nothing that a woman wants more from her husband than his attention, taking her seriously and treating her with the greatest dignity. Here what we are getting at is the question of respect. If I exercise my headship over my wife in a tyrannical way, I am not respecting my wife. If my wife gives slavish obedience to me without any love, she is not respecting me. The whole basis of the relationship is built upon love, cherishing and respecting one another.
R.C. Sproul

Casuistry

Casuistry

CASUISTRY

BASIC R.C. BELIEF The science followed by moral theologians in solving moral problems. This often leads to incorrect conclusions; Roman Catholic casuists often apply humanistic moral ethics that distort Bible principles.

POST VATICAN II A Roman Catholic priest, David Shanahan, told his people that they could steal without moral guilt if it were impossible under an unjust system to get a job paying enough to feed their families. The JOHANNESBURG DAILY MAIL (8/22/70) quoted him, “I told my parishioners they were not morally bound to obey unjust laws and that they were not morally wrong if they told a lie to avoid any penalty under an unjust law.”

From THE LIVING FAITH IN A WORLD OF CHANGE, Pfeiffer, S.J., p. 41. “A friend of mine . . . was about to be drafted. He agonized over his decision. The law of the land was calling him to participate in the Vietnam war; the law of his conscience called him to refuse to take part in what he judged an unjust and immoral war. . . Religious educators are concerned that the young become skilled in a process of moral decision-making that takes into acount the force of laws while recognizing the limitations of a law-centered morality. A Christian approach takes into account the human values at stake together with the wisdom acquired from man’s experience.”