As odd as it may sound to Carroll, I happen to agree with this basic point. For example, if the church were to change its teaching regarding artificial contraception, it would also have to change its teaching about deliberate abortion of a fetus in the first trimester.
Just think how upset all those conservative antiabortion Catholics would be if the church were to change its teaching about the deliberate abortion of a fetus in the first trimester.
In conclusion, I am arguing that Carroll does not clearly understand the stakes involved in changing the moral teachings of the church regarding certain key sexual matters.
For my views about why deliberate abortion of a fetus in the first trimester should be morally accepted by Roman Catholics and others, see my earlier op-ed piece at OpEdNews (November 22, 2009) entitled "The Catholic Bishops' Views About Contraception and Abortion in the First Trimester Are Ridiculous."
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