chapter 5,6, 7 vocab

Deprived

Loss of the grace of original innocence in humanity.

External constraints

Laws of God or society protecting from abusing free will.

Freedom

Ability to desire and choose the good.

Free will

God-given gift allowing choice between good and evil.

Internal constraints

Distractions or disordered desires steering away from the good.

Objective truth

Reality as it is, irrespective of personal thoughts or feelings.

Contraception

Actions impeding sexual procreative potential, deemed morally unacceptable.

Ethos of the image

Responsibility of artists to depict human dignity in art.

Ethos of seeing

Viewer responsibility to see human dignity in artistic depictions.

Fornication

Sexual relations outside of marriage.

Language of the body

Body's ability to communicate without words.

Language of love

Truth and totality communicated through the body in love.

Nicene Creed

Widely accepted Christian Faith statement from the Council of Nicaea.

Objectify

Treating someone as an object, disregarding inherent dignity.

One-flesh union

Married couple's union in sexual intercourse becoming "one flesh."

Pornography

Sexually explicit depictions to arouse lust.

Anthropology

Study of human nature and being.

"Faithful" love

Committed love that guides actions.

"Free" love

Love not controlled or manipulated.

"Fruitful" love

Life-giving love, open to procreation and spiritual growth.

Homosexual acts

Genital stimulation with same-sex partners, considered disordered.

Homosexuality

Attraction to the same sex, not sinful but disordered.

Humanae Vitae

Pope Paul VI's encyclical on the immorality of contraception.

In persona Christi

Acting in the person of Christ, particularly for priests.

Mary's fiat

Virgin Mary's obedient "yes" to God's will.

Masturbation

Deliberate genital stimulation for pleasure, considered disordered.

Natural law

God's purpose naturally inscribed in human hearts and minds.

One-flesh union

Married couple's embrace in sexual intercourse becoming one.

"Total" love

Love without reservations, a total self-donation.