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    Gerard V. Bradley — Carmelics
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    Gerard V. Bradley

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    Gerard V. Bradley is a professor of law at the University of Notre Dame Law School, specializing in natural law theory, constitutional law, and Catholic moral philosophy. He is a prominent voice in the natural law tradition as applied to questions of sexual ethics, marriage, and religious liberty. Bradley has co-authored and edited works with leading natural law theorists including John Finnis and Robert P. George.

    Notable Achievements

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    Developed natural law arguments against same-sex marriage in constitutional and moral philosophy contexts

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    Co-edited 'Natural Law and Public Reason' with Robert P. George

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    Contributed foundational scholarship on the relationship between law, morality, and Catholic social teaching

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    Authored works on religious liberty and its grounding in natural law

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    Long-tenured professor at Notre Dame Law School shaping natural law jurisprudence

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    Moral Responsibility

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    Homosexual sex is morally impermissible.

    Bioethics

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    Homosexual sex is morally impermissible.

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