tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34439562.post6805487302882796542..comments2023-11-03T18:57:57.399+11:00Comments on epistolae obscurorum virorum: Haldane on ConscienceFraser Pearcehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16119760786899247338noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34439562.post-35477031587214304702008-04-22T14:33:00.000+10:002008-04-22T14:33:00.000+10:00Fraser, my reaction is to feel a little chill down...Fraser, my reaction is to feel a little chill down my spine, and wonder how good my parenting has been. If a person with a malformed conscience is still accountable for their actions, what of the person who does the malforming? : "better for that man to have a millstone placed around his neck and be thrown into the sea"Athanasiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04376282404358594418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34439562.post-34731426291135736472008-03-29T14:27:00.000+11:002008-03-29T14:27:00.000+11:00His exposition of the doctrine of conscience is pr...His exposition of the doctrine of conscience is pretty spot on, I think, and he nicely enunciates the problem of a badly formed conscience. As you show, it is in remarkable conformity not just with St Thomas Aquinas, but also with St Paul.<BR/><BR/>But when you say "Haldane’s exposition certainly makes me think about my pastoral responsibility to keep my teaching pure", it leaves me asking how you can be sure that the authorities upon which you base your "pure teaching" are authentic and trustworthy authorities.Schützhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05026181010471282505noreply@blogger.com