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Moral Theology:

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Expression of systematic theology that focuses on implications of faith for the way we live

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Ethics vs. Morals

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Christian convictions vs. How we act in light of convictions

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Three principle methods of making moral decisions

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  1. Teleological (McCormick)
    1. Deontological (May)
    2. Responsible person - responsible to the person who confronts you on their own terms
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Classicist view:

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Moral theology as an application of eternal principles

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Historical Consciousness:

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Sees each thing as a part of the whole yet to be discovered (bioethics); inductive, sees learning as a process

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3 Level of Faith and Action

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  1. Beliefs of Christians
    1. Intentions of Person
    2. Criteria developed for moral actions
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Human nature:

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Universal norms based on natural tendencies and bodily functions

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Human Person:

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Persons are relational, embodied, historical, original

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3 Criteria Dissent:

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  1. Serious
    1. Does not impugn the teaching authority of the church
    2. Does not bring scandal
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Natural law:

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Live according to what reason commands, inclination to the good ‘order of nature’ vs. ‘Order of reason’ (Thomas said both)

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Physicalism:

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Body’s structure and function gives us moral imperatives

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Function Natural Law:

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  1. Existence of objective moral order
  2. Anyone can access it
  3. Universalizable
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New additions to natural law

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  1. Real
    1. Experiential
    2. Consequential
    3. Historical
    4. Proportional
    5. Personal
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3 Font Principle determining morality of an action

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  1. Object of act/means
    1. Intention (end)
    2. Circumstances and consequences
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Intrinsic Evil:

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Contrary to nature and defect of the right no intention or set of circumstances can justify it

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Double Effect:

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  1. Action is good or indifferent
    1. Good effect is not produced by evil effect
    2. Evil effect is unintended
    3. Proportionate reason to tolerate the evil effect
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Objections to Proportionalism:

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  1. Consequentialist
    1. Relativism
    2. No universal norms
    3. Quantifies and weighs values
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Volunteerism:

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Moral obligation based on will of lawgiver

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Plurifinalists:

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Goods are incommensurable

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Levels of Church teaching:

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  1. Infallible
    1. ‘In definite way’
    2. Aid understanding in revelation
    3. Warnings
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Sensus Fidei:

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Opinion of the faithful

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Formal vs. Material cooperation:

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Formal: involved with same intention,
Material: only participation not intention
Immediate material: action leads directly to consequence
Mediate material: action indirectly involved

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Church Teachers:

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Pope: sets universal boundaries, becomes teaching authority 19th century
Bishops: responsible order, conflict

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2 Forms infallibility

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  1. Extraordinary - only 2 (assumption and immaculate conception)
    1. Ordinary (without definition) - teaching of magisterium, question about what counts
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How to know authority of church document:

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  1. Scripture
    1. Tradition
    2. Authority
    3. History
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Non-assent vs. Dissent:

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Wish I could believe but I can’t because…

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Definitive Teaching:

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How church understands revelation

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Formal, material synthetic norms

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  1. Be virtuous
    1. What you do
    2. Act and intent come together
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Indirect abortion

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Direct moral object of action is medical therapy

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Vitalism:

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Prolongation of life is absolute good

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Ovulation test:

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Tests pre-existing pregnancy and if woman is near ovulation, if she is in mid or early cycle, then don’t give her plan B

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NFP:

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Not contracepting act, not positive, using it to NEVER have children is immortal

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Homologous Artificial Insemination:

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By husband, ok if by instrument used during sexual act

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Acceptable uses of ARTS

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  1. Perforated condom
    1. Ovum transfer
    2. Moving sperm from vagina to uterus
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Benemorasia:

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Refuse to kill because life is incomparably good

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Norms of human subjects research

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  1. Totality and integrity
    1. Human dignity
    2. Free and informed consent
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Formal Cooperation

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Intends or approves of the wrongdoing of the other

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Material Cooperation

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Contributes to the wrongdoing but not at the level of action

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Immediate Material Cooperation:

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Indistinguishable from or essential to wrong doing (ok if proportionate reason)

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Mediate Material Cooperation:

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Distinguishable and not essential to wrong doing ok if proportionate reason

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Scandal:

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Attitude or behavior which leads another to do evil, can occur by cooperation or not cooperating

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Duress:

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Doing something because you are forced to under the law and has indirect consequences that you do not support (ie paying taxes if you disagree with capital punishment) institutions cannot claim duress

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Strong social quality of life Model:

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Do not give newborns full moral status

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Weak Social Quality of Life Model:

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Full moral status to newborns, but do not appreciate social considerations to treat or not

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Proportionalism:

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Only moral criteria is proportionate (no intrinsically evil acts)

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Proximate cooperation:

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Essential in causality

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Remote cooperation:

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Not essential quality in causality

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