Theology 11 Flashcards
Actual grace
grace you receive when you pray
Disciple
12 followers Jesus chose
Magisterium
The church’s living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in communion with the pope, the bishop of Rome
Freedom
The Power to act
Moral Relativism
something the church doesn’t believe in
Moral theology
the subset of morality, the part of theology that deals with morality
Morality
the study of right vs. wrong or good vs. evil
Objective morality
It’s impersonal, factual, true for everyone
Subjective Morality
It is personal, opinion, feeling, preference, only true for some
Sanctifying Grace
a spiritual free and undeserved gift from God.
Adultery
don’t have sex with any one that is not your husband or wife
Chastity
the moral virtue that informs healthy human sexuality
Contraception
The deliberate use of mechanical, chemical, or medical procedures to prevent the conception of new life.
Divorce
*Breaks Indissolubility
Church: Cant break apart (issues an Annulment: the recognition that the marriage is not valid
Government: Man and women getting taxed together
Exclusivity
just 2 people in a relationship
Incest
To be sexually active with a family member
Masturbation
the intentional stimulation of ones sexual organs for sexual pleasures.
Natural Family Planning
Any of several church approved methods by which a couple may regulate conception by studying the science of a women’s cycle of fertility.
Pornography
Is to watch or make pictures about sex
Premarital Sex
Having sex before marriage.
Homosexual Acts
Engaging in sexual activities with the same gender.
Civil Law
laws enacted by government for common good of its people.
Conscience
is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment that assists in distinguishing right from wrong. Moral judgment may derive from values or norms.
Ecclesiastical Law
Laws of the church, usually, regarding liturgy, penitential practices, etc. Also known as Canon Law.
Eternal Law
the law of God that organizes all that exist. The source of all other laws. Sometimes known as Divine Law or God’s law.
Vincible Ignorance
Lack of knowledge for which a person is morally responsible. It is culpable ignorance because it could be cleared up if the person used sufficient diligence.
Moral Act
- Object/Action: Something you do
- Intention/End/Motive: Why you intended to do it
- Circumstances/ Context: What happened around you. **Actions is the most important part in morality. It has to be a positive action.
Invincible ignorance
it is used to refer to the state of persons (such as pagans and infants) who are ignorant of the Christian message because they have not yet had an opportunity to hear it
Natural Law
The rational creature’s participation in law. Humanities innate sense to know what good and evil is
Object
the content of the lie could be very serious or minor
Revealed Law
laws that God revealed to us in the bible Old law (Old testament) New Law (New testament)
Common Good
The good for everyone. Good of all people.
Detraction
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Envy
To be jealous. Displeasure at someone else having good fortune.
Greed
Not wanting to share. To want everything without limit and you don’t even need it.
Lying
- To lie is to deliberately transmit erroneous information. Lying means you are purposefully spreading false information in place of the truth.