has much to offer Catholicism. For one, the main issues that concern feminist ethics are

basically the same ones that make up Catholic identity. That is, how women and men

define themselves in society, what means are available to them for attaining their ends- in

short inter personal and social relations. Second, the founding principles that guide

feminist ethics are rooted in the tradition of natural law, a tradition well known to

Catholicism. So, while the approach of feminist ethics has been to scrutinize traditions

which seek to oppress women by supporting unequal social structures, the guiding

principles behind feminist ethics still remain well lodge in natural law. As

understood the complexity of life, and, unlike what most believe, he was cautious about

into consideration what makes up human existence, feminists, like the natural law

looked forward to developing a contextual ethics, and was cautious about generating the

strive for the common good, a reconciliation is very plausible in this area. As Cahill says,

basically the same understanding that guides feminist ethics. Feminists, argue for

inter-personal relations. Apart from rejecting unequal relations that arise from not taking

However, as Cahill so eloquently showed me, it is possible. The renewal interest in

freedom, but only in so far as the common good avoids considering social dynamics and

tradition, believe that a common good is worth pursing. So, while on t

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