[Catholic Caucus] Shelf Warmer: Francis' "New Morality" Was Already Condemned By Pius XIIAs early as 1952, the Francis' “rigidity” accusation which is used to promote immorality was debunked by Pius XII (+1958).In his 23 March 1952 Radio Message, Pius XII condemned Situation Ethics, an ideology of which Francis is a representative which evaluates human acts only in light of their narrow situational context ("case by case") rather than by the application of broad-minded moral principles which Situation Ethics attempts to denigrate.Therefore, Pius XII said: "The accusation of oppressive rigidity made against the Church by the ‘new morality,’ in reality, attacks,...
