Pro-Contraception Priest Teaching the Ethics of Life

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ROME (ChurchMilitant.com) – A priest who says that contraception and sometimes homosexuality are good is teaching ethics at the renovated John Paul II Institute.

Militant Church has already reported profound changes underway at the Pontifical Institute John Paul II of the Lateran University in Rome.

In the latest development, the institute 's website posted Wednesday lists of courses for the 2019-2020 academic year. One of the proposed courses, listed under the Bachelor of Theology, is "The Theological Ethics of Life", taught by Fr. Maurizio Chiodi, member of the Pontifical Academy for Life.

At a public lecture in 2018, p. Chiodi argued that there were circumstances that "compel" married couples to use artificial contraception, claiming that when "natural methods are impossible or impossible, other forms of responsibility must be sought" .

Chiodi argued that there are circumstances that "compel" married couples to use artificial contraception.

This is contrary to Catholic teaching that the use of artificial contraception to avoid conceiving children is an intrinsic evil.

Chiodi also argued that homosexual relationships can be good in some situations. During an interview in July, he said: "I would not exclude that under certain conditions, the relationship of a homosexual couple is, for this topic, the most fruitful way of living good relations, given their symbolic meaning, both personal, relational and relational.

"Anthropology and Ethics of Birth", also taught by Pier Davide Guenzi, Professor of Moral Theology, is also part of the Bachelor of Theology program.

At an interview in February, Guenzi seemed to be advocating for a homely attitude towards homosexuals:

The law comes after the priority of welcoming love. And if the tradition of the Church can not be expressed solely by the moral standard, the discernment process on personal choices can be reconsidered not only for the so-called "irregular" situations in the marriage. This is clarified in[[[[Amoris Laetitiaparagraph 250], Where the Pontiff emphasizes the importance of offering all "necessary help" so that homosexuals, as indeed all the faithful, can open positively to the good of the life and relationship with careful consideration of their own existential situation. This is not only perceived as an insurmountable difficulty or obstacle to the vocation to love.

The Pontifical Theological Institute John Paul II for the sciences of marriage and the family has undergone a thorough overhaul.

Father José Noriega, president of the specific moral theology, and Mgr. Livio Melina, president of the fundamental moral theology, was informed in July of their dismissal. Following their dismissal, many relatives of the institute have expressed concern about the direction he is taking.

Technically speaking, the John Paul II Institute was dissolved and reestablished by Pope Francis in his apostolic letter of September 2017 Summa Familiae Cura. The radical changes made to the institute were the end result.

The great chancellor of the institute, Abp. Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The referral of p. Noriega and Mgr. Melina seemed to contradict a statement Paglia made in 2017, where he said that future changes would not involve downsizing.

I am convinced that what has happened at the institute is related to the changes that could be introduced by the next Panamazonian synod.

Stanisław Grygiel is Professor Emeritus at the John Paul II Institute. As part of the changes, Grygiel does not teach more courses and is more than a researcher. In an interview in Polish in August, Grygiel gave a grim warning about the direction taken by the John Paul II Institute.

"At one point, I claimed the removal of the name of St. John Paul II from the name of the institute, because, as I said, it should not be used as a vine leaf, "he said.

"Moral theology, and also [John Paul II’s] adequate anthropology, have been abandoned by the institute, "explained Grygiel.

The interviewer asked Grygiel if the reorganization of the John Paul II Institute was a "symbolic moment" for the state of affairs in the Church. He answered "Yes", adding: "I am convinced that what happened at the institute is related to the changes that could be introduced by the next Panamazonian Synod".

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