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