Natural Moral Law Flashcards
1
Q
What are the 5 primary precepts
A
To have children
be educated
live in an ordered society
protect the innocent and preserve life
worship God
2
Q
What are the 4 levels of law?
A
Eternal, Natural, Divine, And Human
3
Q
What is Eternal law?
A
The absolute law decreed in the mind of God
4
Q
What is Natural law?
A
The inherent laws of the universe, you need divine law to find the natural laws
5
Q
What is Divine law?
A
The teachings in the Church and the Bible
6
Q
What is Human law?
A
The secondary precepts, derived from the laws above it
7
Q
What is the Syneidesis Rule?
A
Ensuring that good is to be done and evil avoided
8
Q
What is the principle of the Doctrine of Double effect?
A
When there is a good intention and the outcome occurs as a side effect of this action with a good intention
