Vatican prelate laments lack of Christian ‘social and collective rebellion’ against prostitution
December 12, 2018
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CWN Editor's Note: Bishop Marcelo Sánchez Sorondo, the 76-year-old Chancellor of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, criticized St. Augustine for his “doctrine of the lesser evil, at a time when prostitution was in some way regulated by the State, and this doctrine unfortunately had a great influence on the West and the Church.” The prelate made his remarks as he discussed a two-day Vatican summit of African women judges on human trafficking and organized crime.
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