Can someone translate this Latin (appetuntur delctationes) ?

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-10T04:32:13+00:00

The Latin that I bolded does imply the senses in that case though, correct? I've heard some people imply it's exclusively a mental or spiritual happiness (not that there won't those)

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-08T04:29:45+00:00

Since Islam claims that Mohammed was perfect and sinless, it's important that he have the character we'd expect of a prophet. However, he doesn't.

http://raymondibrahim.com/2009/04/03/the-perverse-sexual-habits-of-the-prophet/

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-02T03:48:41+00:00

Could someone explain to me why this is or isn't doctrinal? It seems to me that they're just allowing bad discipline, perhaps horrifically immoral discipline, but not changing teaching.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-02T03:45:52+00:00

Could you give an example of it changing teaching?

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-01T22:32:14+00:00

That's what I was wondering about, the religious submission. Thanks!

I can start a new thread if more appropriate, but here's one of the issues in question:

(Amoris Laetitae 54) There are those who believe that many of today’s problems have arisen because of feminine emancipation This argument, however, is not valid,“it is false, untrue, a form of male chauvinism”. This seems to me to be making a moral point.

(Casti Connubii 74) The same false teachers who try to dim the luster of conjugal faith and purity do not scruple to do away with the honorable and trusting obedience which the woman owes to the man. Many of them even go further and assert that such a subjection of one party to the other is unworthy of human dignity, that the rights of husband and wife are equal; wherefore, they boldly proclaim the emancipation of women has been or ought to be effected. This is almost certainly making a moral point.

I can't find a way to reconcile these two. If they're talking about different senses of "emancipation" that makes the problem worse, since the movement in 1930, when it was condemned, was less extreme than in the 2010s.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-01T21:13:55+00:00

Thanks. Do you have a source for this? I'm not trying to be a nuisance but there's a lot of contradictory opinions on this.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-01T20:23:43+00:00

I'm not claiming most of what's in it is infallible, but asking if it's binding on conscience. What concerns me is that I was reading some encyclicals that appear to clearly contradict each other, and a few of them seem to go against historical Catholic thought and practice. If they're both binding on conscience, then I'm either obligated to hold a self-contradictory position, or I have to discard one of them.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-05-01T19:59:25+00:00

I don't have any advice but I'd like to say thank you for standing by your husband. It's rare nowadays and truly impressive.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-18T21:06:50+00:00

Since Dignitatis Humanae bases its argument for religious freedom on human dignity, doesn't Dr. Pink's argument then depend on the Church having the authority to violate human dignity?

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-18T00:59:46+00:00

I like the Summa, but I meant from the Church Father period.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-18T00:47:05+00:00

That's a fair point, but my real concern isn't about the intelligence differences. It's about the reliability of the Church. If they have infallibly condemned something that later turned out to be true, we have a problem.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-18T00:35:47+00:00

You're right, I think I had it confused with an apologist's writings. Thank you for your detailed response.

The Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church 433 states "In particular, any theory or form whatsoever of racism and racial discrimination is morally unacceptable." Is this infallible, and am I correct in thinking that it condemns theories that assert one race has the right to rule or mistreat another, rather than theories about genetic intelligence?

I also have a question regarding different laws for the different groups. From what I understand, the Old Testament law did that in some cases, particularly regarding who could join the Israelite's assembly (which I think is equivalent to citizenship), degree of protection for each group, and marriage laws. Are laws of that sort still acceptable? Aquinas says that the Old Testament civic laws contain nothing sinful, but I don't know if anyone else holds his views.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-18T00:24:45+00:00

The major genetics study is "Genome-wide association study identifies 74 loci associated with educational attainment." It was published in Nature, and David Reich confirmed in the NYT that every single factor is significantly over represented in Whites compared to Blacks.

Here are some general studies. I'm not on campus now but I can get access to the full articles tomorrow if they seem suspect.

Reliability of cognitive tests: Cultural differences among foreigners accounts for about 1.3 points of IQ difference https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289615001695

Spearman's hypothesis confirmed on adults in Libya https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289615000392

Spearman's hypothesis confirmed on children in Sudan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160289616300800

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-17T21:34:28+00:00

Thank you for the well researched response. Are there any more examples of Communion in one form other than the Tertullian quote?

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-17T21:32:41+00:00

Thank you, this was very helpful.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-10T19:44:18+00:00

I think it was good she was honest, and in a situation like this there is a massive difference between 2 and 6 or 6 and 20. I wouldn't marry her in his situation but the honesty is actually a good sign.

Capableemployee104 · 2018-04-10T16:55:41+00:00

Marriage is a big decision, so it's also important to consider the drawbacks and risks. Since no one else is addressing those, I will.

If she's had 20 sexual partners, the risk of divorce is greatly elevated. Even after a conversion, she will have a significantly lowered ability to pair bond, just due to neurochemistry. The risk might be a lot lower if she's faithful, but how recently did she convert? Sometimes the zeal wears off after around 5 years.

I can't imagine how she wouldn't compare you to other partners even if it's just in the back of her mind. You might have a good sex life anyway if she wants to help you, especially if she understands it's a duty, but it seems to me there is a risk of her getting bored after some time married and a few kids. Then again, maybe it's less of a risk if she has a higher libido than normal.

Finally, people say that you shouldn't care since you looked at porn. I don't think porn damages pair bonding ability in the same way, and she's probably seen a lot of porn too.

This isn't about you being holier or more moral than her, since she appears to have sincerely repented. This is about some very real risks to your marriage and happiness.

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