Christian Morality & Conscience – Mid-Term Review

Fill-in-the-blank cards covering definitions, Scripture citations, properties of law, kinds of conscience, and human dignity for the RE 3 mid-term exam.

Morality refers to the _ concerning the distinction between right and wrong.

principles

A basic definition of morality is the ability to know _ from _.

right; wrong

Jesus summed up the moral life by teaching, “You shall love the Lord your God … and your _ as yourself.”

neighbor

Jesus’ command of love has a vertical dimension pointing to _ and a horizontal dimension pointing to _.

God; others

The eight _ were proclaimed by Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount.

Beatitudes

“Blessed are the _ in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

poor

“Blessed are the _, for they shall inherit the land.”

meek

The Ten Commandments are found in the book of _, chapter 20.

Exodus

Christian Morality is also guided by the authoritative teaching office of the Church known as the _.

Magisterium

St. Thomas Aquinas defined law as an __ of reason promulgated by competent authority for the sake of the common good.

ordinance

For Aquinas, a true law must be aimed at the _ good, not the private good of a few.

common

The official publication that makes a law binding is called its __.

promulgation

Divine Law is divided into the _ Law and the _ Law.

Old; New

The basic precept of Natural Law is “Do , avoid .”

good; evil

The natural inclination toward self-preservation, sexual union, knowledge, and society belongs to the _ Law.

Natural

Church Law interprets and applies _ Law to concrete Christian life.

Divine

Civil Law is the social interpretation and application of the _ Law.

Natural

A property of human (civil) law is that it is concerned with _ conduct only.

external

Genesis 1:31 affirms that human beings are fundamentally _.

good

The doctrine that humans are _ spirits stresses the unity of body and soul.

embodied

“No man is an island” expresses the truth that the human person is essentially _.

social

Because humans can know and freely will, we are described as _ persons.

rational

The inviolable worth each person possesses is called human _.

dignity

Moral conscience is the inner voice calling a person to love and to do good while avoiding _.

evil

According to CCC 1781, conscience enables one to assume __ for actions performed.

responsibility

Conscience must be both well _ (shaped by education) and well _ (aware of facts).

formed; informed

An error made because one ignores relevant moral teaching is due to _ of the law.

ignorance

A conscience that judges good as good and evil as evil is called _ conscience.

correct (true)

Judging what is evil to be good shows an _ or false conscience.

erroneous

Choosing to do wrong while knowing it’s wrong describes a _ (aware) erroneous conscience.

culpable

Making a wrong moral judgment through no fault of one’s own describes an _ (unaware) erroneous conscience.

inculpable

Subjective certainty about the moral quality of an act is called _ conscience.

certain

When a person cannot decide and must suspend action, they have a _ conscience.

doubtful

A conscience overly fearful of sin, seeing sin where none exists, is called _ conscience.

scrupulous

A conscience that hardly feels guilt and readily justifies wrongdoing is _ conscience.

lax

A conscience that judges carefully and attentively before acting is called _ conscience.

delicate

The first step in developing human dignity spiritually is to attend the _ or other religious services.

Holy Sacrifice of the Mass

Caring for nature is an _ way of fostering human dignity.

environmental

The innermost “voice of God” within us is known as _.

conscience

Education of conscience fosters _ of heart, according to CCC 1784.

peace

Ignorance of future _ can lead to erroneous judgment.

consequences

According to Aquinas, laws must be made by a _ authority.

legitimate

Civil law is historically _, meaning it changes over time.

conditioned

Psalm 16:8 proclaims, “I know the Lord is always with me; I will not be _, for He is right beside me.”

shaken