tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post2032746605732816401..comments2024-02-28T04:48:59.561+08:00Comments on The Pinoy Catholic: The door is wide open...Pedro Lorenzo Ruizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06817125203522413704noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918598045168602139.post-82135438164003684292011-05-05T09:18:21.956+08:002011-05-05T09:18:21.956+08:00Natural justice is just fairness. This is the same...Natural justice is just fairness. This is the same principle that applies to why the Church opposes abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. Natural justice is a corollary of the Natural law and is based on it. It isn't fair for anyone to take anyone's life even if there is legal reason to do so. <br /><br />In the Philippines we are not aware of these natural justice principles since we too much legalistic. We run to the lawyers if there is a dispute. The lawyers are trained to adjudicate in terms of man made laws and regulations. But as we know, especially in the Philippines, not all that is legal is fair or ethical or is in accord with God's laws!<br /><br />As for the Australian bishop, I don't know why he wasn't given natural justice. He very well knew what the Church says about women's ordination! If he didn't and he was given a sanction, then this is not natural justice. However the Church is still lenient and kind. In the Orthodox churches, the Holy Synod would have stripped him of a bishop's orders, faculties to celebrate the sacraments and sent him to a monastery for the rest of his life. The Roman Church just accepted his resignation and he can still celebrate Mass.Ben Vallejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02963290696331676531noreply@blogger.com