Commandments 4 & 8 Flashcards
1
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What basic human rights should all governments promote and protect?
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- physical needs: food, water, housing and emergency medical care
- promote exercise of virtue & spiritual life
- freedoms, education, associations & groups, stability & just order
2
Q
What is meant by the saying, “Charity Begins at Home?”
A
- family is the first place where people come to know God’ love
- prioritize compassion at home
- build foundation for caring & supportive environment in society
3
Q
Describe how lies endanger our current happiness and our eternal destiny.
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- damage our personal integrity
- web of deceit gets larger
- hurt & destroy relationships
4
Q
Describe the benefits of living an honest life.
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- we will know the true happiness God desires for us
- trust in one another
- nurtures clear conscience- promote mental/emotional well-being
5
Q
Describe several ways of strengthening the virtue of personal integrity.
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- being honesty/truthful: giving relevant information, complete & accurate
- empathy
- honest complements, share our (true) accomplishments, not humiliating people
6
Q
Describe why we must make reparation for the harm done by lying.
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- practice of genuine remorse
- to recover our integrity & repair the harm we have caused
- rebuild trust
7
Q
Describe the social implications of creating a web of deceit.
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- think less of each other
- find it harder to love one another
- difficulty upholding ethical standards
8
Q
What does Jesus teach us about the 4th Commandment?
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- loyalty to God & the Church was a higher value than to blood relatives
- respect those in authority
- nurture family bonds
9
Q
According to Church teaching, what attitudes are essential for honoring parents?
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- respect, gratitude, obedience, assistance
- basis of virtuous relationship
- promote harmony within the family
10
Q
What responsibilities do parents have for their children? Be specific.
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- to teach us about God and the moral life and to make rules for our safety
- guiding us
- ensuring education
11
Q
What duties do children have toward their parents? Be specific.
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- respect, gratitude, obedience, assistance
- flourishing of familial relationships
- promote virtuous family
