I don't know much about Quinn (or McElroy), so I'll just speak for myself. I oppose accommodation to culture if that means failing to duly challenge wrongs or otherwise lacking courage in proclaiming the truth. But (1) in terms of prudence, the cultural context can be an important consideration--what course of action is going to most eff…
I don't know much about Quinn (or McElroy), so I'll just speak for myself. I oppose accommodation to culture if that means failing to duly challenge wrongs or otherwise lacking courage in proclaiming the truth. But (1) in terms of prudence, the cultural context can be an important consideration--what course of action is going to most effectively protect the unborn (or most effectively get through to Catholics with poorly formed consciences on abortion). (2) More fundamentally (and here I have in mind questions around homosexuality), particularly in the case of novel cultural practices, part of seeking the truth courageously is to be open to the possibility that we may be confusing a human tradition for the command of God. We ignore the witness of Sts. Peter and Paul at our peril (e.g. Acts 9-10).
I don't know much about Quinn (or McElroy), so I'll just speak for myself. I oppose accommodation to culture if that means failing to duly challenge wrongs or otherwise lacking courage in proclaiming the truth. But (1) in terms of prudence, the cultural context can be an important consideration--what course of action is going to most effectively protect the unborn (or most effectively get through to Catholics with poorly formed consciences on abortion). (2) More fundamentally (and here I have in mind questions around homosexuality), particularly in the case of novel cultural practices, part of seeking the truth courageously is to be open to the possibility that we may be confusing a human tradition for the command of God. We ignore the witness of Sts. Peter and Paul at our peril (e.g. Acts 9-10).