Final Flashcards
Another distinction regarding sin in Classic catholic moral theology
There are 2 categories for sin:
Moral (serious sin) vs. venial sin (less serious sin)
-Sin it related to intention
Moral sin:
Moral sin (serious sin): spiritual death (living but not alive because you have no relationship with God).
One can always repent ones sin.
Venial sin:
-Venial sin (less serious sin): falling out or a strain in your relationship with God. Be aware that certain things are more serious than others.
3 major sins, what defines sin
3 Major sins:
-Killing
-Stealing
-Adultery
-We are supposed to come to and develop our own sense of sinfulness.
Social justice definition in the catechism:
Doing our part to help to ensure that human dignity is being upheld and looked after. The respect for the human person and the rights which flow from human dignity and guarantee it. Society must provide the condition to allow people to obtain what is their due. Common good.
-reestablishing the good in society because of the fall.
Parable related to social justice:
-Parable with the good Samaritan (would be related to social justice): The context is important in this story. This lawyer says who is my neighbor I’m supposed to love. Jesus ask who do you think was the neighbor of the guy who was half dead on the road and the lawyer answered that it was the guy who showed him compassion. Neighbors are the ones you encounter who are in need.
-You can’t say you are going to ignore the trouble of someone next to you. (People suffering in Ukraine, people suffering in Turkey). We are aware of them and we have compassion for them even if they are far away.
8 principles for the social justice:
- The life and dignity of the human person (fundamental principle of morality- the human person and their relationship to society). All persons have worth and value. Humans created in the image of God.
- Call to family, community and participation (social having to do with being in a group, human does not exist alone, must people are born into a family, we are meant to be among other people. Even a hermit monk is required to worship with others sometimes.) The human person is not only a being related to God (2 great commandments: love towards the one God and love your neighbors.
- Right of our responsibilities, right to life, what works towards the full development of a human life.
- The common good (creating things where all humans can participate, requires certain adjustments to societal structures).
- Preferential option for the poor. Ask about policies and infrastructures to the government and how does this affect the poor. Always looking out for the poor.
- Dignity of work and the rights of workers. The economy must serve people and not the other way around. It belongs to the dignity of the human person to do some meaningful work proper treatment of workers like safe working environments. (10 commandments: workers must be payed properly
- Principle of solidarity: we are all responsible for all. Helping and loving the neighbor.
- Principle of stewardship, careful and responsible management of something entrusted to us: concern for the environment, being aware of not using up the earths resources that are God’s, it is for our responsible use
2 basic parts of the service of the divine liturgy (mass):
Introductory material
- Liturgy of the word / liturgy of the Catechumen ( a person learning the faith, preparing for baptism) : the readings
A) Old testament
B) Epistles/ letters
C) Gospel
D) homily/sermon (what message
should you take home, taking
ancient texts and making it
meaningful for our life today) - Liturgy of the Eucharist / the liturgy of the faithful
A) Eucharistic prayer (canon,
anaphora)
B) Distribution of holy communionConcluding material
Transubstantiation:
Eucharistic adoration:
-Literal belief that the bread and wine are Christ’s body and blood
-the conversion of the substance of the Eucharistic elements into the body and blood of Christ at the consecration, only the appearance of bread and wine still remaining.
Contrition:
Sorrow for sin (feeling bad for what you did)
-Perfect contrition:
When we feel bad because what we did has hurt God, love by which God is love above all else
-Imperfect contrition:
Feeling bad because we are afraid of the penalty. Born of a consideration of a sin’s ugliness or the fear of eternal damnation.
-Examination of conscience:
You go through these questions to jog your mind of any sins you may have committed. It honestly just to be practical.
Requirements to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation:
- Specially designated minister, who represents Christ and the community
- External sign: audible confession of the penitent and the audible prayer of absolution of the priest
- Penance
- Amendment or resolution: firm commitment to not commit the sins again, or at least try to
The act of contrition:
prayer that expresses contrition, should be prayed after confession and at the same time as the priests answer.
Seal of confession:
confidentiality agreement between the priest and sinner
-The great schism:
division between Rome and all of the East (1050)
-The churches become isolated from each other
-The churches under Rome’s influence: roman Catholic Church (also get protestant church)
-They have their own way of doing things
-Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem become: Eastern Orthodox Churches
-They also have their own way of doing things
-The eastern Catholic churches is created after they are in communion with Rome. They still maintain the practices as when they were with the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Vatican II:
-Established the eastern catholic church as being equal with the roman Catholic church
Eastern catholic differences from roman Catholics
-The sign of the cross: Eastern Catholics hold their fingers a certain way. They also go right to left instead of left to right
-Different calendars: Ukrainian Christmas and Ukrainian easter
-Experience of the faith is in a different language
-Confirmation - they call in chrismation, they receive this sacrament with their baptism
-Holy communion: even the baby at baptism may receive the eucharist.
-They receive leavened bread when the roman Catholics receive the wafers.
Eschatology:
2 types:
Study of the last things
-Personal
-End of the world
What are the 4 last things:
4 last things:
-Death: separation of the soul from the body.
-Judgement: how to deal with the soul, Last Judgment
-Heaven: living in eternal bliss with God (state of being)
-Hell: living in eternal damnation (state of being), they put themselves there.
Death (theological definition):
What happens to the body
Why does the church have a hesitant approach to cremation
-Theological definition: separation of the soul from the body.
-What happens to the body: prayer service and then a funeral. Make sure it’s there at the service and then you bury it.
-What is the problem with cremation: the soul and the body is to be essential to our eternal existence. The Catholics say if you are cremated you must be buried in a Catholic cemetery and not be kept or spread around.
