This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Chipman, Thelma".
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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1964/02/07 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Probably by now you have given up hope of receiving a reply. I can barely handle mail, and do not |
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offer of some limited spiritual advice
«detailed view» |
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1964/03/31 |
TL[c] from Merton |
According to the terminology used in Catholic moral theology, the word "scruples" is used only |
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psychological neurosis in the original Latin meaning of "scruples", but the contrast with present English use and what the Catholic Church means by a "sensitive and realistic conscience" / good and evil in moral theology / the limited usage of Papal infallibility and the collegiality involved in most of such decisions
«detailed view» |
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