Roman Catholic Church

• People who follow Aquinas's teachings are called Thomists
• For Aquinas, virtues are more important than rules because they are the foundation of morality
• In the 16th century, the RCC prioritised Natural Moral Law rules over virtues
• In the 17th century, Natural Moral Law became deontological via 'manualism'
• Cases were written by manualists, specifically Jesuits
• Catholic manuals are a compilation of casuistry
• Treaties of happiness, the density of the human person and friendship have been lost
• Renewed interest in virtue ethics and a move by catholic theologians to accept proportionalism