Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Question--sexual Ethics Or Social Justice?

Richard Peddicord

Rowman & Littlefield, 1996 - Law - 209 pages

'This book is unique in setting the question of homosexuality in its historical, legal, political, and religious contexts in North America. It is no longer possible in Catholic ethics to address sexual morality with a model of absolute moral norms, immune from the ambiguities and complexities social justice issues introduce. Peddicord looks at the personal and social sides of homosexuality, and fairly examines all sides of the Roman Catholic response.' --Lisa Sowle Cahill, Boston College

Contents

• A History of the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States: 3
• 2 The Stonewall Rebellion: 7
• 3 The Mattachine Society: 9
• 4 The Daughters of Bilitis: 14
• 5 Early Successes on the Legal Front: 15
• 6 Confrontation with the Medical Establishment: 18
• 7 Courting the Christian Churches: 19
• What Do Gays and Lesbians Want?: 24
• The Secular Debate on Gay and Lesbian Rights: 27
• 1 Contemporary US Attitudes on Gay Liberation: 28
• Homosexuality is Harmful to Society: 34
• Are Gay Rights Right?: 37
• Right and Reason: 44
• GaysJustice: 51
• 6 Conclusion: 58
• Responses to the Gay Liberation Movement by the American Catholic Hierarchy: 63
• 1 John Cardinal OConnor: 64
• 2 Joseph Cardinal Bernardin: 69
• 3 Archbishop John R Quinn: 76
• 31 A Pastoral Letter on Homosexuality: 79
• 32 Archbishop Quinn on Violence Against Homosexuals: 88
• Gay and Lesbian Partnership Laws: 91
• 4 Conclusion: 92
• Catholic Sexual Ethics and Homosexuality: 96
• 11 The Bible and Homosexuality: 105
• 12 Two Competing World Views: 108
• The Damnation Factor: 112
• 3 PCHP the Revisionists and Gay Rights: 116
• 4 Conclusion: 118
• Catholic Social Teaching and Homosexuality: 119
• 1 Catholicism and Human Rights: 120
• 2 The CDFs 1992 Intervention on Gay Rights: 123
• 3 Critiques of SCC: 130
• 4 Conclusion: 140
• Catholic Sexual Ethics v Catholic Social Teaching: 141
• John Courtney Murray on the ChurchState Relationship: 147
• 2 Indebtedness to Thomistic Political Theory: 152
• 21 A Necessary Dualism: 153
• Murray on Contraception: 156
• 3 Conclusion: 163
• John Courtney Murray on Religious Freedom: 164
• 2 The Rights of Conscience: 170
• 3 Dignitatis humanae: 171
• 4 Conclusion: 175
• A Catholic Case for Supporting Gay and Lesbian Rights Ordinances: 178
• 2 Indebtedness to JCMs Work on ChurchState Relations: 179
• 3 Justice as a Univocal Term: 180
• 4 Indebtedness to JCMs Work on Religious Liberty: 184
• 5 Conclusion: 185
• Abbreviations: 187
• Bibliography: 188
• Index: 206

About the author

Richard Peddicord, O.P. is assistant professor of moral theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Gay and Lesbian Rights: A Question--sexual Ethics Or Social Justice?; G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series
• Author: Richard Peddicord
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996
• ISBN: 1556127596, 9781556127595
• Length: 209 pages
• Subjects: Law / Gender & the Law; Religion / Christianity / Catholic; Religion / Sexuality & Gender Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / General; Social Science / LGBTQ+ Studies / Lesbian Studies