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Being Catholic #402: Does Moral Truth Change? Historicism vs. Catholic Dogma

Catholic Spirit Radio

Bob Johnston and his wife Lynn examine historicism — the idea that dogma and moral truth shift with history — using Richard A. Spinello's New Oxford Review essay and the writings of theologians like Lonergan, Rahner, and Herring. The episode contrasts classicism's claim of an immutable natural law with progressive historicism, considers Vatican II's role, and argues for the enduring nature of human nature and core Catholic moral teachings.