Towards a Definition of Abuse of Conscience in the Catholic Setting
This article aims to propose a definition of abuse of conscience in the Catholic setting. To this end, it exposes the relevant features of the moral conscience according to the Second Vatican Council and the subsequent Catholic theology. Then, the topic of abuse of conscience is set in the context o...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ed. Pontificia Univ. Gregoriana
2021
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Gregorianum
Year: 2021, Volume: 102, Issue: 3, Pages: 557-574 |
| Further subjects: | B
Coscienza
B abuso di coscienza B obbedienza B abuso di potere B libertà cristiana |
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| Summary: | This article aims to propose a definition of abuse of conscience in the Catholic setting. To this end, it exposes the relevant features of the moral conscience according to the Second Vatican Council and the subsequent Catholic theology. Then, the topic of abuse of conscience is set in the context of abuse of power. Thereafter, thearticle discusses abuse of conscience, distinguishing it from similar phenomena and highlighting the religious and institutional dimensions of this kind of abuse. Finally, the conclusion offers a definition of abuse of conscience in the Catholic setting and proposes that canonical legislation should establish the crime of abuse of spiritual power and that of abuse of conscience. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Gregorianum
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