Catholics can't be Utilitarians: The Principle of Double Effect Explained

In the Catholic Church, we reject the utilitarian ethical models of men like Jeremy Bentham or John Stuart Mill. Instead we adhere to the classical view of morality championed by men like Saint Thomas Aquinas; this video explores the Catholic understanding of what constitutes a "good" action in the Catholic view. Sources: The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/5 The Rich Young Man (Matthew 19): https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/19 Catechism of the catholic Church 1755-1756 (Act, Intention, Circumstance): https://www.vatican.va/content/catech... Aquinas example of Double Effect: https://www.newadvent.org/summa/3064.... The Understanding of Moral Acts (Act, Intention, Circumstance defined): https://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-tea... Further reading on the Principle of Double Effect by EWTN: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/answ... David Solomon, “Double Effect” The Encyclopedia of Ethics: http://sites.saintmarys.edu/~incandel... Veritatis Splendor 80 (Intrinsic Evils): https://www.vatican.va/content/john-p... Humanae Vitae 14: https://www.vatican.va/content/paul-v... Catechism 2240 (the moral obligation to vote): https://www.vatican.va/content/catech... Worthiness to Receive Holy Communion: General Principles by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (2004): https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/libr...