the actions of Catholic Church authorities. (Citation: Charles E. Curran, Loyal Dissent: of a Catholic Theologian. Washington, DC, Georgetown University Press, 2006 He continues to dissent from orthodox Catholic teaching, Curran has been deemed by the Vatican unfit to teach Catholic theology. Even so, Curran is a major financial benefactor of SMU's Catholic organization. He has remained a controversial figure. His invitation to speak at St. Patrick's College in 2006 was particularly controversial, with the college president, Msgr Dermot Farrell, denying any involvement without actually preventing him from speaking. Education B.A., St. Bernard's College (New York), 1955. S.T.L., Pontifical Gregorian University, 1959. S.T.D., Pontifical Gregorian University, 1961. S.T.D., (with a specialization in moral theology), Alphonsian Academy (Rome), 1961. Selected publications Loyal Dissent: Memoirs of a Catholic Theologian (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2006) The Moral Theology of Pope John Paul II (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2005) Catholic Social Teaching 1891–Present: A Historical, Theological, and Ethical Analysis (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 2002) The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1999) Moral Theology at the End of the Century (Milwaukee: Marquette University Press, 1999) The Origins of Moral Theology in the United States: Three Different Approaches (Washington: Georgetown University Press, 1997) co-editor of the eighteen-volume series from Paulist Press: Readings in Moral Theology For a complete bibliography of Curran, see Thomas W. O'Brien, "Bibliography of Charles E. Curran 1961-90: Thirty Years of Catholic Moral Theology", Horizons 18 (1991): 263-78, and O'Brien, "Bibliography of Charles E. Curran, 1990-2000: Another Decade of Catholic Moral Theology", Horizons 28 (2001): 307-13. References External links Curran's SMU website Whispers in the Loggia: In Big D, SMU Swims the Tiber 1934 births Living people 20th-century American Roman Catholic priests 21st-century American Roman Catholic priests Roman Catholic moral theologians Southern Methodist University faculty Dissident Roman Catholic theologians Catholic University of America School of Theology and Religious Studies faculty Pontifical Gregorian University alumni Alphonsian Academy alumni Presidents of the Catholic Theological Society of America