Christianity and the Civil Law: Secularity, Privacy, and the Status of Objective Moral Norms

Authors

William J. Wagner, The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1997

Abstract

This article will address three specific questions within a Catholic framework: 1) What is the justification for asserting that objective moral norms apply to the content of the civil law?; 2) Why is not the law's "secular" character a barrier to enactments, based on objective moral norms?; and 3) Why is not the "private" character of reproductive and other activities a barrier to the enactment of legal regulation affecting them?

Recommended Citation

William J. Wagner, Christianity and the Civil Law: Secularity, Privacy, and the Status of Objective Moral Norms, 71 ST. JOHN’S L. REV. 515 (1997).