Bioethics and Christian-catholic religion: Two complementary rationalities

After a first moment of confrontation, in the last years several authors are coming to the conviction that a fruitful dialogue is necessary between bioethics and religion. On one hand, Catholic thinkers have reflected on the relations between science and religion and faith and reason. On the other hand, secular thinkers have expressed interest in discovering the optimal moral theology contribution to bioethical debate, in order to generate a constructive dialogue over ethical aspects of health care and the care of human life in the biomedical field. After examining different positions, this article emphasizes constructive dialogue and the probable contribution to bioethics of Christian theology and philosophy.