strengths of heteronomous Christian ethics

• What is heteronomous Christian ethics based on?

  The bible , church teachings and human reason - heteronomous means several
• What do heteronomous Christians allow the church to do

  Debate on it's morality such as abortion which is not mentioned in the bible - helps find solutions which bible does not
• How does tradition help in the interpretation of the bible

  Helps for the world we now live in - church regularly have conversations
• what does Dei Verbum state

  in the second vatican council - states sacred scripture is ’word of god’
• What did St Augustine say about the church

  People need to be governed by the church
• How Catholics respond to Martin Luther

  The church can sin because it is populated by human beings - cant use human flaws as evidence Jesus did not want the church to be a source of moral authority
• What did Aquinas say that reason is needed with God and the Bible

  Reason could not provide an absolute proof that God existed - Since that makes faith and revelation useless