Readings Guide and Key Points Week 6:

 

 

Higgins : Sexual Ethics

 

 

Consequentialist: Uses consequences to determine right or wrong action

 

Non- Consequentialist: Consequences do not matter. Right and Wrong are determined outside of consequences (Utility, Duty, Objective Reasoning, Natural Moral Law etc….)

 

Mixed Consequentialist: Looks at Consequences but only in light of, or in conjunction with another form of moral reasoning.

 

 

 

Catholic Theological Society : Human Sexuality

 

  1. Self Liberating
  2. Other enriching
  3. Honest
  4. Faithful
  5. Socially responsible
  6. Life serving
  7. Joyous

 

 

 

School of though on Homosexuality:

 

Differentiate between orientation and activity

 

School 1: condemns both activity and orientation

School 2: condemns activity not inclination

School 3: compromise position, base on if orientation is irreversible or not

School 4: evaluates sexual activity on quality of relationship

 

 

Catholic teaching today is in the School 2 thought.