The Pope's Insight into the Dilemma of Modern Morals

(14 Dec 08 - RV) Two documents published here at the Vatican this week, have underlined the need for modern society to take a closer look at its morals.
In his message for the World Day of Peace, Pope Benedict calls for a "common code of ethics" in the global economy to stop the gap between rich and poor widening.
While the Vatican’s new Instruction on Bioethics urges scientists and civil legislators to set moral standards in research that protect and respect humans.
We spoke to Fr Vincent Toomey, professor emeritus of Moral Theology at Maynooth University in Ireland.
He says the insights into the dilemma of ‘modern’ morals contained in Pope Benedict’s second encyclical  ‘Saved by Hope’, are increasingly relevant...