Father Joseph Tham L.C. is a Moral Theologian and Professor at the Regina Apostolorum Pontifical University, Rome, where he lectures in the field of Bioethics.
He first majored in Mathematical Sciences, and subsequently, graduated from Medical School. After working as a general practitioner for 4 years, he joined the Legionaries of Christ and was ordained a Priest in 2004. He furthered his studies and obtained a Ph.D. in Bioethics, where he successfully defended his doctoral dissertation with high honours on 'The Secularization of Bioethics - A Critical History' under the direction of Dr. Edmund Pellegrino, former Chairman of the President’s Council on Bioethics. He was also a former Dean of the School of Bioethics.
Father Joseph has authored numerous books and articles including, 'The Missing Cornerstone' (2004), 'The Secularization of Bioethics' (2007) and 'Bioetica al Futuro' (2010), 'Religious Perspectives on Human Vulnerability in Bioethics' (2014), 'Religious Perspectives on Bioethics and Human Rights' (2017), 'Sexuality, Gender and Education' (2018), 'Religious Perspectives on Social Responsibility in Health' (2018), and 'Interreligious Perspectives on Mind, Genes and the Self' (2018).
In Episode 2, Father Joseph Tham L.C. delivered a brief overview of Catholic Morality and the significance of Pope Saint Paul VI's encyclical document, 'Humanae Vitae'. He further delved into issues related to bioethics, including IVF, and the use of NaPro Technology as an alternative means to artificial contraception.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Introduction
01:16 Chinese Calligraphy & Art
02:10 Art as an Expression of Love for God
04:04 Commissioned Painting of the Holy Spirit & Eucharist
05:30 Importance of Morality
08:30 Approaches to Morality
09:26 Proportionalism & Veritatis Splendour
11:08 Fundamental Options
13:54 Moral Absolutes
15:21 Intrinsically Evil Acts
16:21 Sources of Morality
18:30 Natural Law: Is it Self evident or intuitive?
20:31 Slavery
21:45 What is wrong for Catholics is wrong for everybody
22:45 Morality is for everyone
23:33 Law of Gravity
24:10 Trolley Problem
25:16 Object of the Act
26:04 Principle of Double Effect
29:10 Would God ever put us in a position where we would have to commit something bad in order to produce a good outcome?
31:48 Bioethics
32:45 Different areas of Bioethics
34:27 Humanae Vitae
38:00 Majority vote in favour of contraception
40:36 Professor Janet Smith & Acceptance of Same-Sex Relationships
41:16 Split between procreative and unitive aspect in Sexual Act
42:13 Morality of In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)
44:31 Gradualness of the Law vs The Law of Graduality
48:52 Healthy View of Morality
51:12 Spiritual Life & Relationships
52:49 Frozen Embryos, Surrogate Mothers & Embryo Adoption
55:17 Dignitas Personae (2008)
57:04 Social Egg Freezing in Singapore
56:26 Logic of Productivity
59:10 Documentary 'Google Baby'
1:00:24 Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Bioethics
1:03:21 NaPro Technology
1:07:08 Outro