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Judging the Truth: Moral Intolerance or the Dictatorship of Relativism? | Fr. Dominic Legge OP

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Exploring the Catholic Moral Tradition and Moral Relativism

The chapter delves into Catholic moral tradition's distinctions between ignorance of facts and moral laws, discusses various forms of relativism from cultural to legal positivism, and explores the concept of moral relativism versus moral truths. It analyzes human desires for perceived goods, delves into Aquinas's perspective on evil as an absence of order, and emphasizes the importance of making judgments based on universal principles rather than cultural norms.

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