Catholic theological society issues statement in support of Sister Farley
By Tim Townsend| Religion News Service, Published: June 8
ST. LOUIS — The board of the nation’s largest association of theologians issued a statement Thursday (June 7) in support of Sister Margaret Farley, a Yale theologian whose work in sexual ethics was publicly criticized by the Vatican earlier this week.
The Catholic Theological Society of America, with 1,300 members, is meeting in downtown St. Louis through Sunday.
In its statement, the board called Farley, who is a former president of the association, a “highly respected member of the theological community,” and said that it was “simply a matter of fact that faithful Catholics in every corner of the Church are raising ethical questions like those Professor Farley has addressed.”
On Monday, the Vatican’s doctrinal office, denounced Farley’s book, “Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics,” saying it was “not consistent with authentic Catholic theology.”
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The statement is here:
http://www.ctsa-online.org/association_news_1a.html
