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487 Abigail, 125–26, 146 abortion: Catholics’ duty to oppose, 238– 40; and environmental concerns, 371; as first moral priority for public life, 228– 29, 234, 240–41; and genetic screening, 184, 202–3; influence of culture on acceptance of, 91; justifications for, 192; as kinship violation, 182–83; law on, 180; as murder, 191; and Nazism, 180–81; under neutral principles of justice, 433; pharmaceutical products for, 184; and potential educational role of law, 173; in rights culture, 55; U.N. Women’s Conference in Beijing, 397–400; and violence, 181; voting decisions on, 227–29, 234 Abortion and Divorce in Western Law (Glendon ), 172 absolutizing of rights, 54–58 acceptance of faith, 10 Adam and Eve, 404 Adorno, Theodore, 16, 23 Africa, population control imposed in, 367–71 age retardation, 206–8 Aguirre, Maria Sophia, 346, 365–66 After Virtue (MacIntyre), 116 “AIDS, Condomization, and Christian Ethics” (Katongole), 367–68 Alford, Helen, 333–34 Ambrose, 116, 123, 125–26 America: rights-based culture of, 30–31; rights tradition of, 54–58; Tocqueville’s insights on, 27–30, 57, 282, 296–97, 340 “America the Beautiful” (Bates and Ward), 31–32 anamnesis (remembrance), 21 ancient vs. modern thought, 23–27 anger, 126 Aquinas, Thomas: anger, 126; authority of Catholic social doctrine, 9; charity, 119, 120, 124, 127; civil law, 64, 171; the common good, 82, 83, 162, 239; on disorder of the soul, 156; divine reason, 65–68; division of possessions, 60; faith, 118–19; family, 259–60, 271; just society, 93, 96; justice, 12, 64, 143–47, 152; just-war principles , 408–12; love of God, 119–20; meekness , 126; natural inclinations, 66–68, 447; natural law teaching of, 49; patience, 123; private possessions, 321–22; reason, 71; role of state, 23, 85; social justice not discussed by, 151, 161–62; sorrow, 123; suicide , 193; temperance, 124–25; virtue, 115, 116–19, 122, 126–28, 158, 250; war, 425–26 Aristotle: on disorder of the soul, 156; effect of habits on perception, 68–69; intellect and will, 127; justice, 147–48; just society, 93; private possessions, 321; the regime, 24, 92; social justice not discussed by, 151; virtue, 23 armed forces, legitimacy of, 407 Armstrong, Lance, 329 Arrupe, Pedro, 303 artificial reproduction, 184, 201–2 Ashcroft, John, 194 assisted suicide, 207–8 attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), 203–4 Augustine: on accountability of the soul, 141; and armed forces, legitimacy of, 407; authority of Catholic social doctrine, 9; charity, 121; conscience, 21; culture, 105, 387; on disorder of the soul, 156; early life of, 122, 309–10, 311; faith and reason, 29, 283; family, 255; on habits, 69; human beings made for God, 463; just society, 12, 23, 93, 96; just war principles, 403–8, 410, 412; love as motivator, 308, 309–12; Index 488 Index Augustine (cont.) love of neighbor, 5; meekness, 126; passion , 138–39; patience, 123; peace, 89, 404, 405–6; prudence, 121–23; a republic, definition of, 110; social justice not discussed by, 151; sorrow over mother’s death, 209; temperance, 133n79; use of force, 95; virtue , 113–15, 116–18, 119 Austen, Jane, 22, 128–34 authority vs. conscience, 19–22 autonomy as virtue of liberalism, 36–37 Bacon, Francis, 23 Basil, 21 Bates, Katherine Lee, 31–32 Bathsheba, 146 Benedict XVI (Joseph Ratzinger): Catholic social doctrine, 10, 11–18; characterbuilding nature of culture, 8; Church’s relation to state, 12–13; the common good, 106–7; conscience, 18–22, 367; contemporary cultural and economic situations , 452–54; contraception in Africa, 369–70; Deus caritas est, 13; development, 463–66; educational responsibility of the family, 272–73; environmental issues, 114–15, 358–359, 363, 459–60; evangelization , 451; on faith, 76–77; faith and reason, 460–62; family, 276; freedom of religion and of conscience, 380, 445; on human dignity, 256–57, 388–90; hunger, 388–89; international cooperation, call for, 384–85; justice, 14, 239; life in Christ, 450–52; on life issues, 189–90; love, 14–15, 447–49; on philosophy, 23; the poor, 13; pro-choice Catholic voters, 236; protection of life, 180; reason, 5–6, 13–14; on receptivity, 44–45; on relativism, 17–18; responsibility to protect, 385–86; rights, 386–87, 391; science and technology, 15–17; sound economy, 455–57, 458; tourism , 462; on transcending culture, 75–76; U.N. address, 384–90, 401; on unity, 295– 96; universal political authority, 463; on universal truth, 78–79; vocation, 278; on women combatants, 421; on work, 327...
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