Vocabulary
Law
serves as an objective standard outside of ourselves against which we can measure what we want to do
How is the new law summarized in Matthew 7:12?
“Do to other what you would have them do to you”
What is another name for natural law?
Revealed Law
Natural Law
our participation in the divine law, the light of understanding that God placed in us at creation
How many precepts are in the church laws?
6
Where does moral law find its unity in?
Jesus
The Old Law
also known as the Law of Moses, is the first stage of revealed law.
What happen to the old law?
Christians believe the old law was outdated.
Catholic morality traditionally has discussed emotions under what term?
Passion
precepts of the Church
The minimal obligations for members in good standing of the Catholic faith community.
How do the Christians perceive old law?
Holy, good ,supertual ,imperfect
What law is seen as the work of God’s providence, that is, God’s wisdom, power, and goodness?
Moral Law
Cannon Law
The full body of officially established rules governing the Catholic Church
The gospel of Jesus is a law of what?
A law of love
Who said, “An ordinance of reason for for the common good, promulgated by the one who is in charge of the community.”
St. Thomas Aquinas