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Fortinbras Armstrong

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1. Thomas Aquinas disagrees with the bishop

Reply to patrice (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2012, 03:56 PM

Nov 2012

In the Summa Theologia, I-II, q 19 art 5, Aquinas says explicitly that one must follow one's conscience, even if the conscience is in error. He says that you are obligated to inform your conscience, through study, thought and prayer. However, blindly following what you are told by the bishop is not required -- after all, the bishop himself may be in error.

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Thomas Aquinas disagrees with the bishop Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #1

That's the way it used to be taught in the late '60s, because we were dealing with patrice Nov 2012 #2