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church’s responsibility regarding teaching moral truth
right and duty to teach moral truth
what the church teaches about the dignity of a person where is it found
we are made in the image/likeness of God; incarnation; scripture and tradition
when life begins and ends
begins at one’s conception and ends at natural death
it it ok to do something wrong for the good outcome
no, because you need all three to be good in order for it to be good
degree and excess:
will it make the act better or worse
object
the action
intention
what the outcome will be
circumstance
why are you doing it
precepts of the church:
basic laws required to be catholic. 1=mass on sundays/rest
2=confess sins at least 1/yr
3=eucharist at least 1/yr
4=observe fasting/abstinence
5=help support needs of the church
why the church has the precepts:
the church wants to say what the responsibility is
purity of heart
pure from sins; being pure with body, not looking at impure things
what does purity of heart allow us to do
it allows us to perceive others as a gift and to make a gift of self
sexuality:
all that makes up a person: physically, mind, spiritually, need for intimacy, social relationships
chastity:
moral virtue that involves self-mastery for freedom and using bodies for what they are intended for
how to cultivate authentic friendships
chastity
