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1. What is morality?
The standards by which we judge actions as good or evil.
2. What is moral law?
The standards of human behavior established by God and
taught by the Church.
3. What is objective morality?
A conscience formed according to the teachings of Christ. A
morality rooted in the fundamental dignity of the human person
and the sacredness of human life.
4. What is subjective morality?
Also called
moral relativism.
A morality that can vary from
situation to situation and from one personal opinion to
another.
5. What is moral theology?
The study of the principles and actions revealed by Jesus Christ
and taught by the Church. This includes the natural law.
6. What does Divine Revelation and the moral teachings of the
Church reflect?
They reflect the natural law.
7. What is the natural law?
It is the objective order established by God that enables man to
use reason to discern the good and the evil, the truth and the lie.
8. What does Catholic moral teaching show us?
Catholic moral teaching shows us how we can best reflect
our love for God and neighbor through our thoughts,
words, and deeds
9. The Ten Commandments
The Mosaic Law. These were the basic guidelines governing
every aspect of human conduct and directives on the pursuit of
moral good and the avoidance of evil.
10. The Beatitudes
The perfection of the moral law and a divine mandate for proper
moral conduct. These are directives aimed at the human spirit
enabling us to have a heart that is capable of loving as God
loves.
11. What is Saint Anselm’s definition of Theology.
“Faith seeking understanding”.
12. What is the definition of Faith in the Letter to the Hebrews?
“Faith is the realization of what is hoped for and evidence of things
not seen”
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