Morality Flashcards
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Grace
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- The free and undeserved gift of God’s loving and active presence in the universe and in our lives
- empowers us to respond to his call and to live as his adopted sons and daughters
- restores our loving communion with the Holy Trinity, lost through sin
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Sanctifying Grace
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- A supernatural gift of God by which our sins are forgiven and we are made holy
- It restores our communion with God
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Consequences
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-The result or effect of an action or condition
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Plagiarism
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- Copying someone else’s words or ideas without permission or giving proper credit to the person
- A type of Modern Sin of Stealing
- Vast amount of information on the Internet
- Pirating music and movies is also considered a sin
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Actual Grace
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- God’s interventions and support for us in the everyday moments of our lives
- Important or conversion and for continuing growth in holiness
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Conscience
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- God given internal sense of what is morally right and what is morally wrong
- Consistent with natural moral law
- Development of a conscience helps us live an honest life
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Catechism of the Catholic Church
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- A popular summary, usually in book form, of Catholic doctrine about faith and morals
- commonly intended for use within formal programs of catechism
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Theological Virtues
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- The name for the God-given virtues of faith, hope, and love
- These virtues enable us to know God as God and lead us to union with Him in mind and heart
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Cardinal Virtues
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- Based on the Latin word “pivot”
- Four virtues that are viewed as pivotal or essential for full Christian living: prudence, Justice, fortitude, and temperance
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Vice
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-A practice or habit that leads a person to sin
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Examination of Conscience
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- An honest assessment of how well we have lived God’s covenant of love
- This examination leads us to accept responsibility for our sins and to realize our need of God’s merciful forgiveness
- Usually done before reconciliation (go over the 10 commandments)
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Masturbation
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- self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of erotic pleasure or to receive an orgasm
- sin because:
- the act cannot result in the creation of new life
- God created sexuality not for self-gratification but to unify a husband and wife in Marriage
- Self-pleasure without sharing life or real love
- Result in disease and emotional wounds that can prevent true intimacy in future relationships
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Simony
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- Buying or selling something spiritual, such as a grace, a sacrament, or a relic
- Against the 1st commandment
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Informed Conscience
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- feels something is right or wrong then that makes it okay for them
- Not sinful, (abortion or divorce), then it is not
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Lax/Lazy Conscience
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-when a person does not empty a process of conscientious decision making but unwittingly makes a wrong decision
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Erroneous Conscience
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-when a person follows a process of conscientious decision making but unwittingly makes a wrong decision
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Evaluating a Moral Act
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- Object: in moral decision making, the object is the specific thing, an act, word, or thought that is being chosen
- Intention: the intended outcome or goal of the person choosing the object when making a moral decision
- Circumstances: the specific conditions or facts affecting a moral decision
- Circumstances can increase or decrease the goodness or evil of an action
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FACTS (Five steps to making the moral decision)
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- Find the facts
- Assess the alternatives
- Consider the consequences
- Think about God’s teachings
- Seek spiritual support
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Abortion
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- The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child
- grave sin and a crime against human life
- Direct abortion is a serious in and strongly forbidden by the law of God
- Intended
- Indirect abortion has a double effect in saving the life of the mother and ending the life of the child
- Not intended
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Euthanasia
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- A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, six, or dying
- violation of the Fifth Commandment against killing
- also referred to as mercy killing
- the people who are helping the person choosing to die are also just as guilty of the mortal sin
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Capital Punishment/ Death Penalty
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- Punishment should be proportionate to the offense
- Should be for the redemption of the person
- If proven guilty, Church does not exclude the death penalty
- States have the moral right to use death penalty to defend innocent people from criminals who are proven threats to society
