Speaker: David E. DeCosse, director, Religious and Catholic Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics

Event held as part of Santa Clara University Grand Reunion.
Friday, October 7, 2022

In 2016, Pope Francis said that leaders in the Catholic Church have been "called to form consciences, not to replace them." In his presentation, David DeCosse, director of religious and Catholic ethics, will provide an overview of the theological background behind the statement by Pope Francis. He will also discuss cases of Catholic schools firing gay or lesbian employees in light of different approaches within the Catholic tradition to the theology of conscience.