Articles 37-41

Question 1

What is the true reason that God created human beings?

Answer 1

Not for death, but for eternal life.

Question 2

What truth does God blowing his breath into Adam convey?

Answer 2

That God created our soul, and unites with our physical body at the beginning of our life thereby sharing his human divine with us.

Question 3

What is murder so bad?

Answer 3

The murder of a human being is a sin against the sacred dignity of the human person and against the holiness of God.

And God alone is the author of life and death.

The power of life and death is God’s alone, so the murder of another person assumes a power that is not for human beings to claim.

Question 4

What is the only thing that separates us from the animals?

Answer 4

Our intelligence.

Question 5

What is the foundation for loving other people and loving ourselves?

Answer 5

Christian morality.

Question 6

What does the “seamless garment of life” mean?

Answer 6

Reference to Christ’s seamless garment that the soldiers cast lots for at his crucifixion.
Womb to tomb
All 5th commandment issued are interconnected and rooted in the principle that all human life is sacred and precious to God.

Question 7

Abortion

Answer 7

The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child.

Question 8

Direct abortion

Answer 8

Abortion performed to end a pregnancy and the life of the unborn child; serious sin and strongly by the law of God.

Question 9

Indirect abortion

Answer 9

When another procedure is done that terminates the pregnancy, but is not intended to.

Question 10

Scandal

Answer 10

An action or attitude or the failure to act that leads another person into sin.

Question 11

Arguments and de-bunkers

Answer 11

Pregnant women- her own body. Baby’s body is separate.
No dad?
Two wrongs do not make a right.

Question 12

Excommunication

Answer 12

Severe penalty the church imposes on a catholic who had committed a grave sin or offense against canon law in which the person is banned from celebrating or receiving the Sacraments.

Question 13

Church’s stance on prenatal testing.

Answer 13

Morally permissible as long as it does not harm the fetus, and heals/safeguarding.

Morally wrong if purpose is to decide whether to abort the baby or not.

Question 14

Church’s view on genetic engineering.

Answer 14

Designer baby.

Morally wrong (playing God)

Gene treatment gene therapy (helps prevent diseases or physical handicaps) these are fine. But no harm to fetus.

Question 15

Church’s view of stem cell research.

Answer 15

It’s fine as long as they don’t use aborted embryos and fetuses and embryos created through in vitro fertilization.

Question 16

Euthanasia

Answer 16

Mercy killing

A direct action or a deliberate lack of action that causes the death of a person.

Question 17

What are the 3 elements that determine the morality of any human action?

Answer 17

Object
Intention
Circumstances

Question 18

Suicide

Answer 18

Deliberately taking ones own life.

The ultimate rejection of God’s gifts of hope and love.

Question 19

What does God call people to be?

Answer 19

Peacemakers

Ambassadors of peace and reconciliation.

Question 20

What is the breeding ground for armed conflict?

Answer 20

Injustice

Question 21

Legitimate defense

Answer 21

The teaching that limited violence is morally acceptable in defending yourself or your nation from an attack.

Question 22

Just war

Answer 22

A war is only permissible when it meet strict criteria in protecting citizens from an unjust aggressor.

Question 23

Just cause

Answer 23

Cause.

Question 24

Comparative justice

Answer 24

Good achieved must out way the bad.

Question 25

Legitimate authority.

Answer 25

Only public authority can use deadly force or wage war.

Question 26

Probability of success

Answer 26

Must look reasonably.

Question 27

Proportionality

Answer 27

Destruction must be outweighed by the good.

Question 28

Last resort.

Answer 28

Force after all peaceful alternatives.