Theology 3-H Sem 2 Final Multiple Choice Q's

What was one of the main results of laissez-faire capitalism in the 19th and 20th centuries?

Unfair wages, workers rights, child labor, unsafe labor, new developments like unions

What political/economic phenomenon Social Darwinism was most closely related to?

Laissez-Faire Capitalism

Capitalism was most commonly rivaled by:

Communism

The response to the rise of capitalism, communism, and unsafe worker conditions would have been the first ever Catholic social encyclical which is:

The Rerum Novarum

How does the Rerum Novarum balance capitalism/communism?

They allow private property, but the state does have a responsibility to the common good.

The Church was most concerned with the rise of:

Communism, because it was inherently anti-religious

One of the most prominent fascist regimes was founded in Italy, around the Vatican. Why did the Church originally support Mussolini?

Mussolini answered "The Roman Question," by granting the Vatican their own sovereignty again.

How was the Roman Question solved?

Sovereignty and money.💵

What was not a part of the Church's response to WW2?

They never publicly condemned Hitler and Mussolini

Who was the pope during WWII?

Pope Pius XII

Which pope was after Pius XII, and was not a likely choice?

Pope John XXIII

Why was John XXIII's papacy election a surprise?

Elderly, not the popular candidate, considered a transition pope

What did John XXIII do?

Call Vatican II

How was Vatican II different from previous councils?

It was about modernization rather than theology.

Despite the changes that came out of Vatican II, what was it not able to curb?

Declining Church membership/attendance

The man who concludes Vatican II is Pope Paul XI. He wrote Humanae Vitae. What was the Humanae Vitae most primarily about?

The use of contraception

Why was Humanae Vitae controversial?

It wasn't what the people wanted to hear, and it went against the advice of the people advising him.

What is the foundational principle of Catholic Social Teaching?

Human Dignity

What is considered to be the most fundamental human right?

The Right to Life

When we are promoting the common good, we are promoting the conditions that allow individuals to:

Reach their full potential

When talking about human dignity, one right is "end of life care." What do ordinary means and extraordinary means ultimately mean?

Ordinary means are treatments and procedures that offer a reasonable hope of benefit to the patient without imposing excessive or disproportionate burdens. Often palliative care or basic rights.

Extraordinary means are medical treatments that do not offer a reasonable hope of benefit or are excessively burdensome to the patient, their family, or the community.

What determines what ordinary and extraordinary means?

Context, condition of the individuals, economic factors, circumstances

What does not determine ordinary and extraordinary means?

Treatment

What is the most famous court case in the US that deals with abortion?

Roe v Wade

What are the most common reasons for euthanasia?

Right to life, right to death; expensive; suffering

What does the term "seamless garment" refer to?

Consistent ethic of life

What term refers to money, goods, or acts of pastoral charity to the poor?

Almsgiving

What was the name of the Catholic newspaper founded by Dorothy Day?

The Catholic Worker

What was unique about The Catholic Worker?

it only costed 1 cent

What are the three causes of war?

Religion, economic, political

What are the three stages of violence?

Institutional-counter-repression

There are 4 marks of the Church, what are they?

One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

What of the 4 marks of the Church refers most to solidarity?

Catholic aka "universal"

What years did Vatican II take place?

1962-1965

What type of sin does abortion get categorized as?

Mortal Sin

What conditions does the Church believe exceptions for abortion can be made?

Only in the situation if the mother's life is at risk

What is the term that is referenced for the exception in abortion?

Double-effect, or as thomas says, "two-for-one deal"

Which principle deals with responsible care for God's creation?

Stewardship

This principle deals with living in communion with one another and working towards peace:

solidarity

This principle deals with care and preference for the least in our midst:

Preferential option for the poor and vulnerable

This principle that deals with fair wages and workers' rights:

Dignity of work and the rights of workers

Which of the four types of justice refers to fairness of exchanges between individuals and business?

Commutative

Which of the four types of justice refers to citizens and their obligation towards society?

Legal

Which of the four types of justice refers to correct distribution of justice and resources?

Distribution

Charity vs Justice

Charity: treating symptoms

Justice: treating the root cause

Writing to a newspaper about a social issue is charity or justice?

Justice

What is the difference between the spiritual and corporal works of mercy?

Physical needs vs spiritual needs

Visiting the sick is a ______ work of mercy.

Corporal

Instructing the ignorant is a _______ work of mercy.

Spiritual

The situation is grave, lasting, and threatens the lives of people would refer to what principle in just war theory?

Just cause

Harsh measures, needless destruction, and cruelty to prisoners breaks which principle of just war?

Right intention

Everything has been tried and failed refers to which principle of just war?

Last resort