second test Flashcards
Three components of the Moral Act
Object - Intention - Circumstance
6 conditions that form the Conscience
- learning moral teachings of the church
- approach faith and morals with humility
- prayer and meditation
- important to examine our conscience
- confession
- spiritual direction
What is vincible ignorance? Is it always or often sinful?
- is making the wrong choice with a lack of knowledge due to our laziness.
- is always sinful
what is invincible ignorance? Is it often or always sinful?
- is making the wrong choice even though all information is known.
- is often sinful
4 components of law
- ordinance of reason
- Exists for the common good
- Is affirmed by legitimate authority
- through an official process.
“Ordinance of reason that exists for the common good and is affirmed by legitimate authority through and official process.”
5 types of law
- eternal law
- natural law
- revealed law
- ecclesiastical law
- civil law
E.N.R.E.C.
Heresies against the Principles of Moral
- Situational Ethics
- Consequentialism
- Proportionalism
Situational Ethics was condemned by
Pope Pius XII
Situational Ethics focuses on which of the O.I.C.
- CIRCUMSTANCE
- states that the goodness or evil of any given action is determined by the particular situation
Consequentialism focus on which of the O.I.C
- INTENTION
- states that an action is good or evil based on the consequences that it causes
- an act is evil if it causes something evil
- an act is good if it causes something good
What are the two types of evil
-physical evil
-moral evil
what is physical evil
causes damage to our bodies
- ex: hurricanes, war, disease
what is moral evil
causes damage to the soul.
- ex: missing Mass on Sunday
what are the JUNIOR words for O.I.C.
Grave Matter
Full Knowledge
Complete Consent
what are the 3 types of cooperation in evil
- FORMAL: you are doing the action
- IMPLICIT FORMAL: you encourage the action
- MATERIAL: you help without knowing the action
Mortal sin is forgiven in 3 ways:
- baptism
- confession
- anointing of the sick
Venial sin is forgiven in 4 ways:
- baptism
- confession
- anointing of the sick
- eucharist with the intention to confess
What is the effects of Original Sin according to __ _________.
- darkens our mind, weakens our will
- St. Augustine
what is perfect contrition
- when we are sorry for our sins out of a true love for God and a desire to be with Him forever in Heaven.
- more ethical
what is imperfect contrition
- when we are sorry for our sins because we fear God’s punishment
- more morality
how many beatitudes are there
9
what does the word beatitude mean
blessed, happy
what are the 3 titles for the revealed law?
- 10 commandments
- Mosaic Law
- Decalogue
what are the 5 precepts of Church in order?
- You shall attend Mass on Sunday and Holy Days of Obligation and rest from labor.
- You shall confess your sins at least once a year.
- You shall receive the Eucharist at least once a year during the Easter season.
- You shall observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church
- You shall help provide for the needs of the Church
what are the two sins against faith
voluntary doubt
involuntary doubt
what are the two sins against hope
despair
presumption
what are the five sins against charity
- indifference
- ingratitude
- sloth
- lukewarmness
- hatred for God
What is Divine Revelation
the fact that God had made himself known through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
what are the 4 violations of the 1st commandment?
- schism
- heresy
- apostacy
- atheism
what is schism
leaving the true faith
in a group
what is heresy
false teaching of the church
what is apostacy
leaving the true faith by myself.
what is atheism
is the full denial of the existence of God.
what are the 4 purposes of prayer?
(P.A.C.T.)
- petition
- adoration
- contrition
- thanksgiving
(P.A.C.T.)
what is petition?
a prayer where we request something from God.
what is intercession?
asking God for something on behalf of someone else
what is adoration?
the prayer in which we praise God for His greatness
what is contrition?
the prayer that expresses our true sorrow for our sins.
It is expressed in a spirit of compunction
what is compunction?
being sorry for our sins to the point of tears.
what is thanksgiving?
the prayer that involves our gratitude for God’s countless gifts to us.
what are the 9 sins against the 1st commandment?
- idolatry
- superstition
- divination
- magic
- irreligion
- satanic worship
- tempting God
- sacrilege
- simony
what are the 2 sins against irreligion?
sacrilege and simony
what is sacrilege?
is the disrespect toward God, the Sacraments, sacred persons, sacred places, and sacred objects THROUGH ACTIONS
what is simony?
buying or selling of spiritual goods.
what is religious liberty?
states that we can follow any religion we want and is expressed in our 1st amendment.
what is the New Age Movement?
a blending of multiple religions so that none is truly honored which makes it bad
what is the deposit of faith?
everything God revealed in sacred tradition and scripture
what is the magesterium?
teaching authority of the church
what is monism
the belief that everything that exists is one
what is pantheism
belief that everything that exists is God.
what is syncretism
is a failed attempt at inter-religious dialogue and ecumenism where it quickly becomes the new age.
what is ecumenism
when the church is in dialogue with other Christian churches
what is inter-religious dialogue
the church in communication with non-Christian faiths
what is the significance of a name? give examples
when God changes someone’s name, He changes their mission and identity.
- Abram to Abraham which means Father of many nations
- Simon to Peter which means rock
- Saul to Paul which signifies conversion
- Cardinal to Pope which signifies a new mission.
Jewish people call Jesus as
THE NAME
what is an oath? what are the two types of oaths?
an oath calls for God’s name as a witness to the truth.
1. assertory oath
2. promissory oath
what is an assertory oath?
is when someone promises that what they are saying is true and calls on God as a witness. It would be the oath we take in court.
what is a promissory oath?
is when someone promises to do something in the future and calls on God to witness that promise. It would be what public officials would take on Inauguration day.
what is the difference between oaths and vows?
OATH: to a person with God as a witness
VOW: to God with a person as a witness
what are vows?
are promises to live the evangelical vows or that go along with the Sacraments of Vocation.
what are the 3 evangelical vows?
poverty, chastity, and obedience
the validity of a vow depends in meeting the following conditions:
- promise and commitment
- serious obligation
- free will
what is eternal law
Law that says the universe is ordered and that God Himself is the one who orders it. THE LAW THAT GOVERNS THE UNIVERSE.
what is natural law
It is the law of God written in our hearts which is our ability to know what is right and wrong
what is revealed law
any law that comes to us in the Bible or Sacred Scripture, particularly from the 10 commandments and the Beatitudes.
what is ecclesiastical law
is the law that governs the church as it applies to the clergy and leity. It is also known as Canon law
what is civil law?
the law that is enacted by civil governments for the common good of a group of people. It must lead us to the pursuit of the common good.
what are the sins against the 2nd commandment
blasphemy and ridicule of the faith
what are the three types of prayer?
- vocal prayer
- meditation
- contemplation
what is the highest form of prayer?
contemplation
what is the greatest form of prayer?
Mass
what does the vatican 2 council say about Mass
it is the source and summit of our faith
blasphemy vs sacrilege
blasphemy is disrespect toward God through words
sacrilege is disrespect toward God through actions.
