Test 1 Flashcards
Morality
“a call to recognize our dignity and integrity as a man or woman who received it as a free gift from God at the time of our Baptism.” – Pope St. Leo the Great
Dignity
The state of being worthy of respect or value
Integrity
the ability to follow a moral code
What are the two parts of Morality?
Subjective norm, and the objective norm
Conscience
judgement pronounced by the intellect over the moral goodness or sinfulness of the intended act
What are the two sides of your conscience?
emotional side, and cognitive side
What are the four types of conscience?
False, correct, doubtful, certain
Correct conscience
also can be called True
it judges an action in agreement with objective moral laws. It is sensitized and informed
Scrupulous conscience
someone with this type of conscience sees sin everywhere and magnifys the importance of one sin or another
delicate conscience
a person who habitually judges correctly and gives prudent attention to the acts one is about to preform (sensitized)
False conscience
Judges a good action evil and an evil action good
Lax conscience
one that makes light of responsibility (desensitized, lukewarm, insensitive)
Certain conscience
convinced without any doubt that an action is sinful or not. a certain conscience must always be obeyed. God judges us on our particular knowledge at the time we made the decision
Doubtful conscience
(uncertain) one which leaves a person undecided about the goodness or badness of an action. it is never okay to act on a doubtful conscience.
Law
something that regulates the action of something
You must follow the law only if the law is:
reasonable
enforced by someone in authority
for the common good
Eternal Law
God’s divine plan
Natural Law
The Eternal Law and how it applies to man recognized by man through their reason, God instilled these laws on the hearts of all men
Divine Positive Law
law given to us by God through divine revelation
What are the three parts of Divine Positive Law?
Sacred scripture
sacred tradition
the magesterium
Church/ Ecclesiastical Law
Laws of the Church which the Holy Spirit inspires the Magesterium to make; Cannon Law
Civil Laws
Laws made by civil authority
Relativism
the most common moral view; says that morality is changeable, subjective and individual.
consensus morality
determined by the crowd
“everybody is doing it”
__________ warns us that something is wrong with the body, ________ warns us that something is wrong with the soul.
Pain, guilt
Determinism
I am this way because my parents were this way, I can’t change that.
Heredity + Environment + _________ = Action
Free Will
Someone tells you: “you are so intolerant! Stop judging me!” How do you respond?
I don’t judge you. I judge your actions
Moral standards that change with the time is called:
Modernism
When we perform an action, does it affect other people?
YES
Situational ethics
In certain situations moral laws can be forfeited
Someone says to you: “You still do that whole ten commandment thing? Get with the times! That is so BC time period!” This is an example of…
Modernism
Moral values make relativists feel ________
guilty
Suzie Loo wants is a Catholic, but she doesn’t do that whole “no contraception” gig. it’s just not her style.
Suzie Loo is an example of what?
Cafeteria Catholic
Jimminy O’BradyCallaghn is wearing the tight blue spandex which are popular for the boys right now. His sister says he looks gross, to which Jimminy responds “everyone is doing it” Jimminy is an example of what?
Consensus morality
