This book provides a vital and far-seeing new introduction to the moral teaching of the Catholic Church . it is a theological handbook that deals, in a Christian context, with the fundamental philosophy of right and wrong, of sin and virtue. It clearly and directly lays down the framework of Catholic moral theology. The author analyzes this discipline as a science and tell what it can and cannot do for the individual believer. Franz Bockle is a traditionalist in a positive sense. He believes that the moral precepts and distinctions handed down by the Church are truly Christ-oriented. He clearly and soberly enumerates these principles, points out their mutual relationship, and refrains from making any rash application to concrete situation. On the other hand, he is not afraid to tackle contemporary moral theories. He carefully discusses situation ethics, sees a positive value in Freudian psychology, an in general sees room for doctrinal development.