Ethics Flashcards
what is vocation to the religion life?
a calling to live like jesus in poverty, chasity and obedience
describe contemplative and apostolic religious lives
contemplative - centred on prayer, monks and nuns living separate from the world. may stay in community house or be semi contemplative - have part time work
work in agriculture or making liturgical items for church
apostolic - actively involved outside the monastry, convent or house
involved in different works of the church - assisting the poor, education, church organisations etc
give an account of the unmerciful servant
master had servant who owed him ten thousand talents. the servant was not able to pay him back and said “be patient with me and i will pay you back” the master took pity on him and cancelled his debt
the servant however had a fellow servant who owed him 100 denarii. he grabbed him and choked him “pay back what you owe me” the servant said “be patient with me and i will pay back everything” he had the man thrown in prison until he could pay him back
when the master heard this he called the servant in and said “you wicked servant! shouldnt you have mercy on your fellow servant like i had on you?” the master had him turned over to the jailers to be tortured until he could pay back what he owed
what can we learn from the unmerciful servant?
gods divine mercy and forgiveness should mot be abused by failing to show mercy to others
to be able to receive forgiveness we must forgive others
christians must try be god like
to receive gods forgiveness christians must be willing to forgive
what are the arguments for and against women being ordained as priests
against - there is a ling standing tradition that only men can be priests.
christ only had men apostles
women can serve the church in other ways
priest is a symbol of christ, there should be a similarity
for - church has broken many other traditions (give example) why not this one
women feel it is there vocation and they should be able to respond to gods call
everyone is equal and made in the image and likeliness of god
there are references to women having leading responsibilities in old testament times
