THEO IV: 2nd Quarter

Question 1

• a thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to God’s eternal law
• a human act that presumes (a) knowledge of wrongdoing (b) awareness of malice in one’s conduct nad (c) consent of the will
• it damages a person’s relationship with God

Answer 1

actual sin

Question 2

imperfect contrition resulting from being sorry for sins due to fear of God’s punishment

Answer 2

attrition

Question 3

conversion

Answer 3

• a radical reorientation of one’s whole life away from sin and evil and toward God
• this is a central element of Christ’s preaching, of the Church’s ministry of evangelization, and of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Question 4

Complete consent

Answer 4

consent given so freely and deliberately that an action becomes a personal choice

Question 5

a deliberate assistance to another person in the commission of evil

Answer 5

formal cooperation

Question 6

formal sin

Answer 6

sin that is freely and deliberately committed
- it involves knowledge of the evil of the act and freedom to avoid it

Question 7

grave matter

Answer 7

an object or circumstance having serious weight or importance

Question 8

habitual sin

Answer 8

a permanent stat of culpability caused by the frequent commission of actual sins

Question 9

idolatory

Answer 9

the worship or adoration due God alone paid to images “made with hands” or any created object; this is forbidden by the First Commandment
- this is distinct from veneration given to saints and holy objects implicitly allowed by the Incarnation as defined at the Seventh Ecumenical council

Question 10

imperfect contrition

Answer 10

sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed together with the resolution not to sin again as a result of being sorry for sins due to fear of God’s punishment

Question 11

incarnation

Answer 11

to come into flesh
- the second Person of the trinity assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish salvation in that same human nature. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is both true God and true man

Question 12

intrinsic evil

Answer 12

an act that is evil and of itself and never justifiable, regardless of situation or circumstance

Question 13

justice

Answer 13

one of the four cardinal virtues, this refers to observance of the Divine Law. This virtue is used to render to God and each person his due

Question 14

Material Cooperation

Answer 14

an action that plays a role in an evil deed but lacks the deliberate consent to that same cooperative action

Question 15

material sin

Answer 15

an act that is sinful but does not admit culpability because of ignorance

Question 16

mortal sin

Answer 16

a grave offense against God that destroys a person’s relationship with him by severing him from divine love
- it destroys charity in the heart of man; it turns man away from God who is his ultimate end and his beatitude, by preferring an inferior good to him

Question 17

numerical distinction

Answer 17

the concrete number of acts that are committed contrary to a virtue or precept

Question 18

occasion sin

Answer 18

a person, place, thing, or situation that generally leads to temptation

Question 19

passion

Answer 19

the suffering and Death of Jesus

Question 20

perfect contrition

Answer 20

sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed together with the resolution to not sin again as a result of being sorry for sins due to a love for God above all else

Question 21

personal sin

Answer 21

sin that results from deliberation and an act of the will with knowledge

Question 22

physical evil

Answer 22

an evil that is committed by an action as opposed to a thought or an interior attitude

Question 23

redemption

Answer 23

the possibility of spending eternity in Heaven, made possible by the Incarnation, Death, and Resurrection of Christ

Question 24

repentance

Answer 24

true sorrow for one’s own sins and the firm resolution to avoid all sin in the future

Question 25

sacrament of reconciliation/penance/confession

Answer 25

• the sacrament by which Christ forgives sins. Jesus gave his Apostles – who passed it to their successors down to this day – the power to forgive and retain sins
• this sacrament is administered only by bishops and priests

Question 26

salvation

Answer 26

the redemption of our souls and the promise of Heaven brought about by the Death and Resurrection of Jesus, our discipleship in Christ, and our commitment to seeking holiness and avoiding sin

Question 27

sin

Answer 27

a transgression of the Divine Law and an offense against God involving the individual’s knowledge and will

Question 28

sin of commission

Answer 28

sin by means of committing an evil act such as theft or murder

Question 29

sin of omission

Answer 29

sin by means of failure to perform a good act such as the failure to forgive someone who wronged us

Question 30

social sin

Answer 30

the corporate effect of personal sins on the mystical body of Christ, the Church

Question 31

specific distinction

Answer 31

the categorization of sins according to the specific virtues they violate

Question 32

structures of sin

Answer 32

social sin that has become widely accepted and sometimes even supported by civil law

Question 33

venial sin

Answer 33

an offense against the law and love of God that does not deprive the soul of sanctifiying grace but weakens a person’s love for God and neighbor

Question 34

judgment that precedes an action

Answer 34

antecedent judgment of conscience

Question 35

the belief that an individual’s conscience to the only moral authority
- subjective morality

Answer 35

autonomous morality

Question 36

blessed

Answer 36

as used in the Beatitudes, it means “bliss” – a reference to the ultimate happiness of Heaven

Question 37

certain conscience

Answer 37

conscience that issues a judgement in certainty; it is only correct only insofar as the conscience is rightly formed

Question 38

judgment of the morality of an action as it is taking place

Answer 38

concomitant judgment of conscience

Question 39

conscience

Answer 39

the inner voice of a human being, on whose heart is inscribed the law of God. Moral conscience is a judgment of practical reason about the moral quality of a human action that he or she is going to performing, or has already performed

Question 40

• a personal appeal that to carry out a particular action that has been ordered by legitimate authority would be against one’s own conscience
  conscientious objection

Answer 40

conscientious objection

Question 41

a moral judgement made after the act

Answer 41

consequent judgment of conscience

Question 42

judgment of conscience that occurs when there is doubt about the good or evil of an act done or omitted. Unless one is required to act immediately, a person is required to act immediately, a person is required to determine the moral rectitude of an act before acting on a doubtful conscience

Answer 42

doubtful conscience

Question 43

judgement of the practical intellect that decides from false principles, erroneously considered as true, that something is lawful which in fact is unlawful

Answer 43

erroneous conscience

Question 44

prayerful self-reflection on one’s words and deeds in light of the Gospel to determine whether one has sinned against God. This is necessary to prepare for the Sacrament of Penance

Answer 44

examination of conscience

Question 45

a conscience that judges an action to be morally evil when in fact it is not, or a venial sin to be mortal

Answer 45

scrupulous conscience

Question 46

the freedom or power of deciding or judging the right course of action. This application of the practical intellect deduces from true principles (insofar as the conscience is conformed to them that an act is lawful)

Answer 46

true conscience

Question 47

refers to the fact that ever baptized person is called to seek holiness regardless of his or her state of life.
- this call was reaffirmed by the second vatican council

Answer 47

universal call to holiness