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John Hardon
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QUOTE: "There are
certain moral norms that have always and everywhere been held by the successors
of the Apostles in communion with the Bishop of Rome. Although never formally
defined, they are irreversibly binding on the followers of Christ until the end
of the world." "Such moral truths are the grave sinfulness of
contraception and direct abortion. Such, too, is the Catholic doctrine which
defends the imposition of the death penalty."
AUTHOR: John Hardon A.K.A John A. S. A. Hardon, S.J., Servant of God (June 18,
1914 – December 30, 2000) was a Jesuit priest, writer, and theologian. He is
the founder of The Holy Trinity Apostolate. Hardon was born into a devout
Catholic family in Midland, Pennsylvania, and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He
obtained his bachelor's degree at John Carroll University before entering the
Society of Jesus in 1936. He obtained a master's degree in philosophy at Loyola
University Chicago, studied theology at West Baden College in West Baden,
Indiana, and was ordained a priest on June 18, 1947 on his 33rd birthday. He
received his doctorate in theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in
Rome. Father Hardon was a very prominent member of the Jesuit community, which
is known for its academic rigor, and wrote dozens of books on religion and
theology, including: The Catholic Catechism (1975), a defining volume of
Catholic orthodoxy; and the Modern Catholic Dictionary (1980), the first major
Catholic reference dictionary published after the Second Vatican Council
(1962–1965). Hardon was also a major contributor to Catholic newspapers and
magazines and was executive editor of The Catholic Faith magazine. Hardon had a
close working relationship with Pope Paul VI, engaging in several initiatives
at the Pope's request, including his authoring of The Catholic Catechism.
Father Hardon's Catholic Catechism was a significant post–Vatican II work in
the sense that it essentially brought modern Catholic teaching and faith into
one book, unlike any other before, and was a precursor to the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, which is the official codified teaching of the Catholic
Church, promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992. Hardon served as a consultant
for the drafting of that document. Father Hardon died in Clarkston, Michigan,
on December 30, 2000, after suffering from several illnesses. Having been known
throughout his life as a holy man, there is interest among some Catholics for
his beatification and a Church-sanctioned prayer for that cause has been
written. According to Church law, Father Hardon could have his cause for
beatification opened by the Church as early as December 30, 2005. If that
happens it would place him on the path towards possible sainthood. An effort is
underway to establish a Father Hardon library and study center at the Shrine of
Our Lady of Guadalupe in La Crosse, Wisconsin. ... father John Hardon is
beatified, and has been for a few years now.
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