Marie-Jo Thiel

Marie-Jo Thiel (born 7 May 1957, Etting) is a French theologian, medical doctor, and professor of ethics. She is a professor of moral theology, specialising in ethics and bioethics, at the University of Strasbourg. She is also the founder and former director of the European Centre for Studies and Research in Ethics and former president of the European Society for Catholic Theology.

Biography Thiel was born on 7 May 1957 in Etting, Moselle, France. She studied Medicine A master's degree in ethics was also started, with her serving as director.

Throughout her work at the intersection of ethics and the Church, she has stepped forward to share her beliefs: she has criticised the Church's ban on contraceptives and supported vaccines to help prevent the COVID-19 pandemic. Thiel believes the Church has to be adaptive in the face of changing issues and firmly believes the Church does not intend to be "behind the times." She has also expressed support for assisted suicide, for which she was criticised by other Pontifical Academy members.

Honours and awards Year Award Issuing body Notes Ref 2003 Maurice Rapin Prize Book: Où va la médecine ? Sens des représentations et pratiques médicales 2022 Honorary doctorate in Theology University of Fribourg In recognition of her studies on sexual abuse within the Catholic Church

Memberships Organization Membership year Position (yrs) Notes Ref Association Herrade de Landsberg. About Ethics in Alsace President Regional Observatory Agency for the Quality of Hospital Facilities Member Societas Ethica 2006 Member Society of Friends of the University Academy of Strasbourg Member Supervisory Board of the Regional Agency for Health in Alsace 2010 Member (2010-2014, 2015-2019)

Selected publications 1992: Avancer en vie. Le troisième âge. 1999: Pratiquer l'analyse éthique. Étudier un cas, examiner un texte. with X. Thévenot. 2006: Entre malheur et espoir. Annoncer le handicap, la maladie, la mort. 2009: Donner, recevoir un organe. Droit, dû, devoir. 2010: Quand la vie naissante se termine. 2011: Semences de vie. Trente ans d’expérience en assistance médicale à la procréation with André Clavert. 2012: Ethical Challenges of Ageing. 2013: Au nom de la dignité de l'être humain. 2014: La santé augmentée : réaliste ou totalitaire? 2016: Souhaitable vulnérabilité? 2019: L'église catholique face aux abus sexuels sur mineurs. 2022: Abus sexuels – Ecouter, enquêter, prévenir with Anne Danion-Grilliat and Frederic Trautmann. 2023: Laure Blanchon, Isabelle de La Garanderie, Véronique Margron, Anne-Marie Pelletier, Lucetta Scaraffia, Anne Soupa et Marie-Jo Thiel. Se réformer ou mourir. Sept théologiennes prennent la parole sur l'avenir de l'Église. Paris, Salvator, 2023. 2023: Plus forts, car vulnérables. Ce que nous apprennent les abus dans l’Église. Suivi d’un dialogue avec Patrick C. Goujon. Paris, Salvator, 2023. Traduction anglais en cours pour Wipf and Stok Publishers. 2024: C. Casalone, M. Chiodi, R. Dell’Oro, P.D. Guenzi, A.-M. Pelletier, P. Sequeri, M.-J. Thiel, A. Thomasset, La Gioa della Vita. Un percorso di etica teologica : Scrittura, tradizione, sfide pratiche. Introduzione di V. Paglia, Roma, Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2024 . 2024: C. Casalone, M. Chiodi, R. Dell’Oro, P.D. Guenzi, A.-M. Pelletier, P. Sequeri, M.-J. Thiel, A. Thomasset, La joie de la vie. Un parcours d’éthique théologique : Écriture, tradition, défis pratiques, Introduction V. Paglia, Paris, Ed. Salvator, 2024. 2024: C. Casalone, M. Chiodi, R. Dell’Oro, P.D. Guenzi, A.-M. Pelletier, P. Sequeri, M.-J. Thiel, A. Thomasset, La Alegría de Vivir. Un camino de ética teológica : Escritura, Tradición y desafíos prácticos. Introducción de V. Paglia, San Pablo & Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2024. 2024: La grâce et la pesanteur. Le célibat obligatoire des prêtres en question. Paris, DDB, 2024. (traduction italienne en cours pour Ed. Queriniana). 2025 : Laure Blanchon, Isabelle de La Garanderie, Véronique Margron, Anne-Marie Pelletier, Lucetta Scaraffia, Anne Soupa et Marie-Jo Thiel, Reform or Die. Seven Women Theologians Speak, New York / Mahwah, NJ, Paulist Press, 2025. Marie-Jo Thiel, “Women in the Church: From Guardianship to Empowerment” 2025 : Académie Pontificale pour la Vie, Le Petit lexique de la fin de vie, traduction (depuis l'italien) et présentation-adaptation au public français, Marie-Jo Thiel et Agata Zielinski. Paris, Salvator, 2025