Conscience
"A judgement of reason whereby the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform"
Conscience
Ignorance is a lack of this
Knowledge
The ability to choose the good and avoid the evil
Freedom
An ordinance of reason for the common good promulgated by proper authority.
Law
The 3 criteria for judging the moral quality of an act (In order)
Object, Intention, Circumstances
Conscience is a function of this
The Intellect
The Age of Reason
7 years old
Because we are free to make decisions, this means we are ______________ for the actions we choose freely to commit
Freedom is perfected in this
The Object could also be known as this
The act itself
A type of conscience that does not have any type of discernment process for what is right and wrong
Lax Conscience
The two types of ignorance
Vincible and Invincible
If we are forced to act contrary to our freedom, this may be diminished or, most likely, completely nullified.
Imputability
A just law will promote this
The Common Good
The _______ do not justify the ______
Ends...Means
An Informed conscience is rooted in this
The Moral Law
Carrie sleeps through her religion classes and consequentially does not know that lying is a sin. What kind of ignorance does she have?
Vincible Ignorance
Besides prejudice and injustice, this is an external threat to one's freedom.
Oppression
Revealed Law
This is used when questioning the moral quality of an act that has both good and evil effects
The Principle of Double Effect
"A movement of the sensitive appetites contrary to human reason"
Concupiscence
If you are invincibly ignorant of a sin, your _____________ could be diminished or nullified
Culpability or Imputability
Besides bad habits and ignorance, this is an interior threat to human freedom; our feelings/desires
Passions
The Code of Canon Law would be an example of this type of law
Ecclesiastical Law
The third criteria in the Principle of Double Effect