A Human Person Is Infinitely Precious And

I Like The Catholicity In Time: Our Tradition Is One Of 2,000 Years.

I Don't Cling To Earthly Life Because I Believe In Eternal Life. That's The Big Distinction Between My Point Of View And A Purely Secular Position.

However, If The Religions In Essence Merely Repeat Statements From The United Nations Human Rights Declaration, Such A Declaration Becomes Superfluous; An Ethic Is More Than Rights.

The Gospel Has To Be The Norm.

Even Apart From The Image Of A Truly Merciless God That Contradicts Everything We Can Assume From What Jesus Says About The Either Of The Lost, Can We Be Surprised At A Time When Retributive Punishments Without An Opportunity Of Probation Are Being Increasingly Abandoned In Education And Penal Justice, That The Idea Not Only Of A Lifelong, But Even Eternal Punishment Of Body And Soul, Seems To Many People Absolutely Monstrous.