Part 3 Section 2 Study Theology 2026

Abortion

The intentional termination of a pregnancy

Agnosticism

Neither the belief or disbelief in God or gods

Assisted Suicide

This is aiding a sick or dying person and committing suicide

Atheism

The disbelief in a God or gods

Blasphemy

Thinking about God sacrilegiously or being irreverent

Capital Punishment

The death penalty

Chaste Love

A love that descends itself against all the internal and external forces that might destroy it

Covetousness

Inordinate desire for something someone else has or owns

Disordered Desires

Desires that we willingly choose that lead us to sin

Esotericism

An individual form of spirituality that stresses and importance on gaining spiritual knowledge through individual efforts and means

Fornication

Any sexual act outside of marriage

Impermissible Acts

Something that is not allowed or permitted by the Catholic Church

Love

The free self giving of the heart

Monotheism

Belief in one God

Mortal Sin

Sins done with full knowledge and consent

Natural Family Planning

A form of natural contracept and that was created by the Catholic Church to teach men and women about regulating a woman’s menstrual cycle

Pantheism

Belief in only God

Peace

freedom from disturbance

Perjury

Lying under oath

Permissible Acts

Something that is allowed or permitted by the Catholic Church

Plagiarism

The unauthorized and concealed appropriation of someone else's intellectual property, which is made out to be one's own intellectual environment

Polytheism

Belief in multiple gods

Radical Pacifism

the thought that any violence, even is self defense, is wrong

Sacrilege

The theft, profanation, or desecration of something sacred

Slander

a false statement that hurts a person’s reputation

Superstitious

the irrational belief in magic

Theism

A belief in a God or gods

Truthfulness

acting sincerely and speaking honestly

Venial Sin

Since done without full knowledge or consent