{"id":14159,"date":"2012-06-10T21:24:55","date_gmt":"2012-06-11T03:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=14159"},"modified":"2016-09-30T17:08:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T21:08:11","slug":"standing-ovation-for-sister-margaret-farley-at-theologians-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2012\/06\/standing-ovation-for-sister-margaret-farley-at-theologians-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"NCR: Standing ovation for Sister Margaret Farley at theologians meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Details from National Catholic Reporter: <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Mercy Sr. Margaret Farley addressed for the first time publicly Friday evening the Vatican\u2019s harsh criticism of one of her books, saying it points to \u201cprofoundly important\u201d questions facing the Catholic community regarding the roles of truth and power.<\/p>\n

\"\"Speaking slowly, and at times faltering for words, Farley, a prominent moral theologian, addressed the issue during a session at the 67th annual meeting of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA) that saw some 300 colleagues gather to ask what the Vatican\u2019s critique might mean for the future of their discipline.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, said Farley on Friday, the critique of the Vatican\u2019s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith of her book\u00a0Just Love<\/em>, indicates different understandings of the role of theologians in the church and how our tradition changes and grows over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe clearly have grown in many spheres of knowledge \u2014 about humans, about the way the universe runs,\u201d said Farley. \u201cIt seems reasonable \u2026 that if we come to know even a little bit more than we knew before, it might be that the conclusions that we had previously drawn need to be developed. Or maybe even let go of.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause it would be a contradiction to Roman Catholic frameworks for doing moral theology to say that we can\u2019t. That would be to imply that we know everything we can know and there\u2019s nothing more to be done.\u201d<\/p>\n

In her talk Friday, which came during an hour-long session set aside by the CTSA specifically to address the Vatican\u2019s critique, Farley also spoke of her reason for writing her book, which explores how theories of justice might be applied to help create \u201cnorms\u201d to guide our sexual actions.<\/p>\n

The Vatican\u2019s critique, released in a formal \u201cnotification\u201d June 4, did not mention that aspect of the book, only citing Farley\u2019s positions on a number of specific issues, which are only briefly discussed in the work.<\/p>\n

Among the areas criticized by the Vatican are Farley\u2019s treatment in the book of the morality of masturbation, homosexual relationships and unions, and divorce and remarriage.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy reasons for thinking its important for everyone to think about these issues,\u201d said Farley, \u201cis because people are suffering. All over the place, people are suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ending her talk, Farley asked what she called \u201cprofoundly important\u201d questions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe issue is, finally, in our tradition, is it a contradiction to have power settle questions of truth? Or to say we all have a capacity to know what we ought to do?\u201d asked Farley.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can make mistakes, we can disagree \u2014 but is it the case that natural law is let go when we really only know the answers because of grace of office? This is a profoundly important question in our tradition today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Following Farley\u2019s ten-minute address, which was greeted by a standing ovation, a number of the theologians present asked questions of their colleague, both expressing concern for her well-being and probing what broader significance the move against her might have for their future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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