Catholic Moral Doctrine

Magisterial Documents

Catechism of the Catholic Church (esp. Part 3, Life in Christ, paragraphs 1691-2557)

Instruction Dignitas personae On certain bioethical questions (CDF, 2008)

Responses to certain questions of the USCCB concerning artificial nutrition and hydration (CDF, 2007)

Considerations regarding proposals to give legal recognition to unions between homosexual persons (CDF, 2003)

Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding the participation of Catholics in political life (CDF, 2002)

The reception of Holy Communion by the divorced and remarried members of the faithful (CDF, 1994)

Responses to questions proposed concerning uterine isolation and related matters (CDF, 1993)

Instruction Donum vitae On respect for human life in its origin and on the dignity of procreation (CDF, 1987)

Letter Homosexualitatis problema To the bishops of the Catholic Church on the pastoral care of homosexual persons (CDF, 1986)

Declaration Iura et bona On euthanasia (CDF, 1980)

Declaration Persona humana On certain questions concerning sexual ethics (CDF, 1975)

Declaration Quaestio de abortu On procured abortion (CDF, 1974)

Papal Writings

Casti connubii On Christian marriage (Pius XI, 1930)

Humanae vitae On the regulation of birth (Paul VI, 1968)

The Catecheses on Human Love, aka "theology of the body" (John Paul II, general audiences, 1979-1984)

Veritatis splendor On certain fundamental questions of the Church's moral teaching (John Paul II, 1993)

Evangelium vitae On the value and inviolability of human life (John Paul II, 1995)

Deus caritas est On Christian love (Benedict XVI, 2005)

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