Traditions which converge in Aquinas’ stand on sins of lust contra naturam

Abstract

The paper holds that in Aquinas’ study of sins against nature converge ostensibly the biblical and the patristic traditions, but also converge tacitly the Greek philosophical and Romanist traditions. It deals with the problem of what belonging to a moral tradition means and refutes the Gadamerian, relavistic answer to this problem. It ends by showing with John Paul II that only a metaphysical, not merely hermeneutical understanding of the tradition is compatible with the Catholic faith.Fondecyt Project Number 1180720