Human Dignity in World Religions: A Quest for a Common Minimum Principle for Bioethics
1. Human life is possible only through the medium of a body. It is self-evident. Human bodily life is considered the most fundamental good of humans, since it is only in and through the body that a human can exist and act. However, a mere bodily existence of a human life need not make humans […]
The Era of Pope Francis: Break or Beginning?
Pope Francis speaks a clear language understandable to everyone even outside the Church. His Post Synodal Apostolic Exhortation Amoris Laetitia is an invitation to renewed pastoral care of marriage and the family with an open ear and a generous heart. Amoris laetitia speaks positively on love, marriage, partnership, sexuality, parenthood and family. It is an […]
Human Dignity and Mutual Recognition: A Norm and A Plea for Protection of Human Life
This article is an appeal to religious and socio-political communities to promote mutual recognition of human dignity in order to protect human life at all stages. Many complex situations in the wake of modern medical science and technological advancements call us forth to reflect on the foundation that demands protection, preservation and promotion of human […]
Moral Theology for Pastors Today
The primary concern of theologians and pastors must be always pastoral. Good theologians would not stop with abstract reflections but involve themselves in the lives of the faithful. In fact, every branch of theology, including the canon law, has a single pastoral concern, namely, the salvation of human beings. Good pastors would not condemn people, […]
The Moral Status of The Unborn and Its Challenges in The Indian Context
The term unborn here refers to every human being from the moment of fertilization to the birth. I prefer to use the term unborn, for it explicitly includes all unborn humans at all prenatal stages in comparison to the born humans. It speaks of commonality of humans and explains the difference only in the status […]
The Openness of Married couple To Life: Modern Medical and Technological Possibilities and Challenges
New human beings must come into existence through procreation if the human species is to continue. Procreation is cooperation in God´s creation. The normal way of procreation occurs when a man and a woman engage themselves in sexual act within marriage or outside of marriage through acts of adultery and fornication. Producing and designing babies […]
Responsible Care of the Terminally Sick and the Dying
It is my joy to write this article for the Festschrift in honor of my doctoral guide Professor Dr. Josef Schuster SJ on his 70th birthday. I chose the topic of the responsible care of the suffering, the sick and the dying primarily because Prof Schuster is a kind and virtuous person who has special […]
Medical Ethics In IndIa
Medicine has the prime aim of preserving and restoring physical health. Health actually is a state of well-being as Daniel Callahan defnes. It refers to a state of “adequate” physical, mental, spiritual and psycho-social well-being and not merely absence of disease. Christian response to sickness is not merely curing the disease but healing the person. […]