Unit 4 Flashcards
“Honor your father and your mother”
Fourth commandment
Fourth Commandment
“Honor your father and your mother”
Adulation
Excessive flattery, praise, or admiration for another person
Excessive flattery, praise, or admiration for another person
Adulation
Boasting
Exaggerating our accomplishments and successes to make them seem more praisworthy, or sharing our accomplishments in a way that draws attention to ourselves at the expense of others.
Exaggerating our accomplishments and successes to make them seem more praisworthy, or sharing our accomplishments in a way that draws attention to ourselves at the expense of others.
Boasting
Calumny
Ruining the reputation of another person by lying or spreading rumors. Also called slander; sin against the 8th commandment
Ruining the reputation of another person by lying or spreading rumors. Also called slander; sin against the 8th commandment
Calumny
Detraction
Unnecessarily revealing something about another person that is true but is harmful to his or her reputation; sin against 8th commandment
Unnecessarily revealing something about another person that is true but is harmful to his or her reputation; sin against 8th commandment
Detraction
Reparation
Making amends for something one did wrong that caused harm to another person or led to loss.
Making amends for something one did wrong that caused harm to another person or led to loss.
Reparation
Catechist
A person called by God to the ministry of the education and formation of Christians by teaching others the essentials of Christian doctrine and forming them as disciples of Jesus Christ.
A person called by God to the ministry of the education and formation of Christians by teaching others the essentials of Christian doctrine and forming them as disciples of Jesus Christ.
Catechist
Civil disobedience
Deliberate refusal to obey an immoral demand from civil authority or an immoral civil law
Deliberate refusal to obey an immoral demand from civil authority or an immoral civil law
Civil disobedience
What does the term “faithful citizenship” indicate?
- Catholics are to strive to be faithful citizens if their country, obeying its just laws and being active participants in the political process
- Catholics must first be faithful to God in their role as citizens
Assuming the worst about something a person says or does without knowing all the facts
Rash judgment
List three sins against reputation that violate the eight amendment
calumny, detraction, rash judgment
calumny, detraction, and rash judgment are sins against what?
Reputation; 8th commandment
Natural law
The moral law that can be understood through the use of reason; our God-given ability to understand what it means to be in right relationship with God, other people, the world, and ourselves; the basis for natural law is our participation in God’s wisdom and goodness because we are created in the divine likeness
The moral law that can be understood through the use of reason; our God-given ability to understand what it means to be in right relationship with God, other people, the world, and ourselves; the basis for it is our participation in God’s wisdom and goodness because we are created in the divine likeness
Natural law
Rash judgment
Assuming the worst about something a person says or does without knowing all the facts
What is a basic moral principle about the role of the state?
The state exists for the good of its citizens, not the other way around.
The state exists to do what?
Defend and promote the common good of society
List the two major responsibilities of the state.
- ensure all the basic physical needs of all the state’s citizens are met
- promote the exercise of virtue and support the spiritual life of the state’s citizens
In order to enable people to reach their God-given potential, what must societies give precedence to?
spiritual values
List some of the most important values that states must practice to fulfill their duties to their citizens.
- protect citizens’ basic freedoms
- provide education for citizens
- allow and promote groups and associations for citizens to meet in solidarity to work toward social justice and obtain what is their due
- provide the stability and just order that results in a secure and peaceful society
- not exploit citizens of another country for the benefit of their own citizens
