Zagadnienie zgorszenia w kontekście poszanowania życia. Prawo a moralność
The problem of scandal in the context of respect for life. Law and morality

Summary/Abstract: John Paul II, speaking about the multiple threats to the human life, introduced to his teaching the expression of the „culture of death” or „civilization of death”. It is expressed not only through the specific actions threatening directly human life, but has its deeper roots in the spiritual sphere of man and his conscience, which may be caused by scandal. And vice versa, an immoral action that violates basic ethical principles can cause in the scandal of others. The article analyzes the moral teaching on the topic of scandal contained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which places it in the section of the fifth commandment as that which causes the spiritual death. Particular attention is focused on the unjust and immoral law as a possible cause of scandal.

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