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privation
meaning the absence of something
catholics believe evil is an absence of good put forward by st augustine
free will
the god given ability to choose right from wrong freely and without being controlled
catholics believe that free will is a gift from god
evil
the absence of good that results in suffering.
catholics believe that god does not cause evil because evil does isn’t even a thing
goodness
the quality of being like god and putting the needs of others first
catholics believe that they can tell that God is good, because the world God created is good
suffering
the pain or loss that harms human beings
christian’s believe that suffering is a mystery and god uses it to bring about good
incarnation
means ‘made flesh’.
the belief that god became human in the person of Jesus
catholics believe that jesus is fully god and fully human
natural law
a belief that there are universal laws of right and wrong that apply to all humans at all times
catholics believe that the natural law is a key part or catholic moral teaching
conscience
a god -given feeling of right and wrong
catholics believe that if humans follow their conscience more often, there would be far less moral evil in the world