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Standards of human behavior established by God and taught by the Catholic Church

What is the moral law?

Standards by which we judge actions to be good or evil

What is morality?

Study of principles of morality revealed by Christ and passed on by his church

What is moral theology?

The moral law is NOT just about rules but about HAPPINESS

How does moral law relate to happiness?

Faith

Living the moral law is a demand of our \______

Cardinal virtues

The moral law is guided by the

Following the moral law draws us closer to Christ

How does following the moral law affect our relationship with Christ?

Sin

What makes it difficult to know and choose what is good?

By his grace

How does God help us to live out the moral law?

A religious being

Man is \_____________ by nature

EVERYONE

Who is called to a life of holiness?

By following the example of Christ

How are we to respond to the universal call to holiness?

\-A service to live according to the teachings of Christ

\-The self-mastery to live the standards of love and sacrifice modeled by Christ

What are the two elements to living a life a holiness?

moral disposition and free will

Our actions express our \_______________ and \____________

Interior, exterior

Our \______ attitude affects our \______ actions.

The beatitudes

\___________ express the ideals of Christian morality.

Moral law

Our actions must be informed by the \_______.

Positive

Christian morality is a \__________ morality

1. Serves and safeguards human dignity
2. At the service of freedom
3. At the service of love

What are the 3 principles that Christian Morality safeguards or is at the service of

Matthew 25

In what scripture passage does Christ call us to serve the least among us and see the dignity of all people?

The good

True freedom is the ability to choose

Divine Revelation

Moral theology is based on \______

Gods communication of Himself - HE REVEALS HIMSELF TO US

What is divine revelation?

The speech of God put down in writing under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit

What is sacred scripture?

All that has been passed down morally or in writing from the apostles through the bishops

What is scared tradition?

The teaching authority of the church

What is the Magisterium?

God

Who is the primary author of sacred scripture?

Slowly and in stages

God reveals himself and his plan to us \______ and in \______

It's beyond human reason BUT not contrary to it

How does moral theology relate to human reason?

Dignity

Moral theology recognizes the \_______ of the human person

Our souls

What about the human person makes them distinctly human?

Recognizing the soul

What leads us to recognize the human dignity in all people?

Subjective

When human beings are reduced to mere physical beings, it leads to a \________ morality.

They are created by God at the moment of conception

Where do human souls come from?

Body and soul

A human person consists of \______ and \______

Soul

The human body is an expression of the \______

A temporary separation of the soul from the body

What is death?

Physical and spiritual

Moral theology involves both the \_____ and the \________ realities of the human person

Baptism

The soul is united to Christ in \______.

Social & a community

Man is a \______ being and is made to live in \________

It's far greater than those who do not follow Christ

\-we have to come to know the truth - the person of Jesus Christ

\-we must transcend individualistic morality

What is the moral responsibility of a Christian compared to those who do not follow Christ?

Love

What is the purpose of freedom?

The good & love

Freedom is the ability to choose \______

The power to choose between opposites

What is the freedom of indifference?

The power to act freely in pursuit of human perfection

What is freedom of excellence?

Best

Freedom of excellence allows us to choose what is \_______

Increases it

How does knowledge relate to freedom of excellence?

Free will

What do all human persons have that allows us to make moral decisions?

Natural law written on the human heart

What do human persons make moral decisions based on?

His/Her own moral acts

Every human person is responsible for \________

Consequences (results)

All actions have \_______

The mind and the will

The connection between what two things make the human persons responsible for their actions?

Involves both deliberation and choice, has moral content , and is a personal act

What are the characteristics of a moral act?

Moral acts either lead us closer to God or farther away from him - they never leave us the same

What kind of effect does a moral act have on the human person?

Right from wrong

Moral responsibility is determined by the ability to distinguish \___________

the greater our knowledge of good moral conduct, the greater the responsibility

What effect does knowledge have on moral responsibility?

Invincible and personal

What are the two types of ignorance?

An ignorance that cannot be reasonably overcome

What is invincible ignorance?

When one take little trouble to find out what is true and good & when conscience is by degrees almost blinded through the habit of sin

What are the two types of personal ignorance?

We must gather the necessary knowledge before acting

What is our responsibility regarding knowledge before action?

Moral act

Choosing not to gather knowledge is a \__________ in itself

In part by knowledge

How is the virtue or sinfulness of a moral act determined?

It does NOT make the action morally good or morally neutral

What effect does a lessened degrees of responsibility have on the morality of an act?

Absolute but limited

Human freedom is not \_______ but \________.

Freely - Freedom is a gift to be received like a seed & cultivated

How should we receive the gift of freedom?

Educate our conscience

What must we do to be able to properly use or freedom?

Freedom and knowledge are intimately related

How is knowledge related to freedom?

The good

Human freedom is ordered toward \___________.

"the more one does what is good, the freer one becomes..... the choice is to disobey and do evil is an abuse of freedom and leaders to 'the slavery of sin'"

Briefly summarize paragraph 1733 from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

With freedom comes responsibility - freedom makes man responsible for his actions

How does freedom relate to responsibility?

His grace must be freely received

How must we respond to God's grace for it to work in our lives?

It helps us see the truth more clearly & it gives us the strength to conquer our passions

What are the two ways God's grace increases our freedom?

Create

Our freedom does not \________ the truth.

Prudence

True freedom is exercising the virtue of \__________.

The ability to make good moral decisions and do good moral acts

What is prudence?

Only free persons

Who can make good moral choices?

With knowledge

What is the meaning of the Latin root of conscience "cum scientia"?

Practical judgement of right reason regarding the good or evil of a particular act

What is the definition of conscience?

Not a feeling, emotion, or hunch & Not theoretical

What are some things that conscience is NOT?

Intellect

Conscience is a work of the what?

Moral law

Our conscience confronts us with the \____________.

Obligation & a right

Exercising our conscience is an \__________ and a \____________.

ALWAYS

When must we faithfully follow our conscience?

It applies the moral truth

What does a good conscience apply?

No

Can conscience create and apply its own moral standards?

Charity

The foundation of the natural law is \_________.

It is NOT an infallible guide

What kind of guide is conscience NOT?

Humility

Morality should be approached with \__________.

An ordinance of reason that exists for the common good and is affirmed by legitimate authority through an official process

What is the definition of Law?

Not at the whim of someone in authority, the fruit of reasoned deliberation, and addresses the need of the human person & society

What does it mean for law to be an ordinance or reason?

The common good

Laws should preserve and promote \________________

The sum total of social conditions which allow people to reach their fulfillment more fully and easily

What is the definition for the Common Good?

Respect for the person & their fundamental rights, social well-being and development, peace - stability and security for a just cause

What are the 3 elements of the Common Good?

Only the person who have justly received the power to govern and can enact laws

Who can validly enact laws?

Eternal, natural, positive, new law

What are the four types of law?

The divine plan of wisdom directing acts and movements

What is Eternal Law?

The human person's participation in the eternal law

What is Natural Law?

Any law that a legitimate authority creates for the purpose of governing

What is Positive Law?

Fulfillment of the Divine Law - revealed through Jesus

What is New Law?

Divine, Ecclesiastical, and Civil

What are the 3 types of Positive Law?