“Conscience is the most secret core and<br />
the sanctuary of the human person.”<br />
— Gaudium et Spes<br />
“A good Conscience is the palace of Christ.”<br />
— St. Augustine<br />
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Conscience first and to the Pope afterwards.”<br />
— Blessed John Henry Newman<br />
“He who acts against his Conscience always sins.”<br />
— St. Thomas Aquinas<br />
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— Mary A. Ward<br />
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www.conscience-magazine.orgEditor's Note<br />
by David J. Nolan <br />
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Over the last 20 years, catholics<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=1"></a> <a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=2">“Conscience is the most secret core and the sanc</a> “Conscience is the most secret core and the sanc<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=3">Editor's Noteby David J. Nolan Over the last</a> Editor's Noteby David J. Nolan Over the last<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=4">Table of Contents1 Editor's Note4 Letters</a> Table of Contents1 Editor's Note4 Letters<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=5">features12 Behind the Façade and the Myth: T</a> features12 Behind the Façade and the Myth: T<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=6">Obama's Pandering To Right Wing Alienates Procho</a> Obama's Pandering To Right Wing Alienates Procho<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=7">Letters Obama: High Hopesand Disappointmentt</a> Letters Obama: High Hopesand Disappointmentt<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=8">In Catholic CirclesThe Church and Abortion</a> In Catholic CirclesThe Church and Abortion<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=9">In Catholic Circles The funding ban will t</a> In Catholic Circles The funding ban will t<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=10">Church Leaders Give up on RH Bill Dialogue in </a> Church Leaders Give up on RH Bill Dialogue in <a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=11">in catholic circlesBishops Oppose Contracept</a> in catholic circlesBishops Oppose Contracept<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=12">Critics Claim that John JayReport Blames Sex A</a> Critics Claim that John JayReport Blames Sex A<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=13">in catholic circlesNew Vatican GuidelinesRel</a> in catholic circlesNew Vatican GuidelinesRel<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=14">Behind the Façade and the Myth The Ugly Truth Ab</a> Behind the Façade and the Myth The Ugly Truth Ab<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=15">Behind the Façade and the Myth The Ugly Truth Ab</a> Behind the Façade and the Myth The Ugly Truth Ab<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=16">Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo</a> Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=17">Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo</a> Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=18">Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo</a> Behind the Façade and the Myth: The Ugly Truth Abo<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=19">Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B</a> Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=20">Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B</a> Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=21">Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B</a> Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=22">Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B</a> Trying to Hijack the Civil Rights Legacy: What's B<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=23">Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca</a> Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=24">Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca</a> Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 25" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=25">Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca</a> Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 26" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=26"> As a result of the Vatican's obstructionism</a> As a result of the Vatican's obstructionism<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 27" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=27">Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca</a> Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 28" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=28">Countering Antichoice Forces in EuropeBy Neil Da</a> Countering Antichoice Forces in EuropeBy Neil Da<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 29" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=29">Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca</a> Twenty Years of Taking down the OppositionThe Ca<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 30" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=30">Countering Antichoice Forces in Europeby Neil Da</a> Countering Antichoice Forces in Europeby Neil Da<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 31" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=31">The Empire Strikes BackStanding Up to the Vullyi</a> The Empire Strikes BackStanding Up to the Vullyi<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 32" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=32">The Empire Strikes BackStanding Up to the Bullyi</a> The Empire Strikes BackStanding Up to the Bullyi<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 33" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=33">Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol</a> Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 34" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=34">Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol</a> Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 35" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=35">Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol</a> Politicization of the Pulpit-- Conservative Cathol<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 36" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=36">Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti</a> Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 37" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=37">Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti</a> Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 38" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=38">Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti</a> Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 39" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=39">Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti</a> Exposing Trafficking in BigotryAnti-gay Activiti<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 40" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=40">“Made for Life” Turns Bishops into Moral Pretzels</a> “Made for Life” Turns Bishops into Moral Pretzels<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 41" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=41">“Made for Life” Turns Bishops into Moral Pretzels</a> “Made for Life” Turns Bishops into Moral Pretzels<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 42" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=42">"We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu</a> "We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 43" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=43">"We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu</a> "We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 44" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=44">"We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu</a> "We know what our Lord think about wishy-washy, lu<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 45" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=45">Molehills from MountainsBy Ruth RiddickThe</a> Molehills from MountainsBy Ruth RiddickThe<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 46" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=46">Molehills from MountainsBy Ruth RiddickThe</a> Molehills from MountainsBy Ruth RiddickThe<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 47" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=47">The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept</a> The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 48" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=48">The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept</a> The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 49" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=49">The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept</a> The Concept of Fetal Life: Politics Drives Percept<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 50" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=50">From Theocrats to Secularists: Moving toward Women</a> From Theocrats to Secularists: Moving toward Women<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 51" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=51">From Theocrats to Secularists: Moving toward Women</a> From Theocrats to Secularists: Moving toward Women<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 52" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=52">A Killer and the Culture that Watered his Fanatici</a> A Killer and the Culture that Watered his Fanatici<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 53" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=53">A Killer and the Culture that Watered his Fanatici</a> A Killer and the Culture that Watered his Fanatici<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 54" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=54">“Canon Law allows for leniency, especiallywhen t</a> “Canon Law allows for leniency, especiallywhen t<a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 55" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=55"></a> <a title="Bringing Down the Opposition page 56" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/f109956f?page=56">Index: Annual Revenue for Conservative Catholic Or</a> Index: Annual Revenue for Conservative Catholic Or