“All true and living devotion presupposes the love of God and indeed it is neither more nor less than a very real love of God, though not always of the same kind; for that Love one while shining on the soul we call grace, which makes us acceptable to His Divine Majesty; when it strengthens us to do well, it is called Charity; but when it attains its fullest perfection, in which it not only leads us to do well, but to act carefully, diligently, and promptly, then it is called Devotion.” WellsKindRealSoulGraceDivinePerfectionCatholicShiningCharityDevotionGod LoveAcceptableReal LoveMajesty Author:Saint Francis de Sales
“For the church to say that abortion is not acceptable for a Catholic is fine. To say directly or indirectly that on something that is a church teaching that you must also vote according to that - that's not acceptable in a country based on the First Amendment.” FirstsCountryChurchTeachingFineVoteCatholicAbortionAcceptableAmendmentsFirst Amendment Author:Patrick Leahy
“I understand perfectly well why the Catholic Church preaches against abortion. But it shouldn't be the purpose of the Catholic Church to prevent non-Catholics from having abortions if they feel that abortions are morally acceptable. They can certainly only argue for what they believe to be right in the court of public opinion and try to persuade people.” PeopleIfsFeelsTryingBelieveWellsPurposeChurchOpinionCatholicCourtArguingAbortionAcceptablePublic OpinionCatholic ChurchAgainst Abortion Author:Andrew Solomon
“The Church's basic moral principle regarding reproductive technologies is this: if a given technology assists the marital embrace in achieving its natural end, it can be morally acceptable, even praiseworthy. However, if it replaces the marital embrace as the means by which the child is conceived, it's not in keeping with God's design.” IfsMeanChildrenEndsGivenNaturalChurchMoralPrinciplesTechnologyAchieveDesignCatholicEmbraceCatholicismAcceptableMoral PrinciplesPraiseworthy Author:Christopher West
“Euthanasia and assisted suicide are never acceptable acts of mercy. They always gravely exploit the suffering and desperate, extinguishing life in the name of the 'quality of life' itself.” SufferingNamesQualityMercyCatholicSuicideDesperateAcceptableExploitsQuality Of LifeEuthanasiaAssisted Suicide Author:Pope John Paul II
“Indifference towards those in need is not acceptable for a Christian.” NeedsChristianReligiousCompassionChristianityEmpathyCatholicChristian InspirationalIndifferenceSympathyAcceptableBishopsNeedyThose In Need Author:Pope Francis