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Humans are social beings. Our _____ calls us to live in society
Nature
These exist for the common good
Laws
Also called Canon Law, it is the law that governs The Church
Ecclesiastical Law
Just Civil Law consists of laws enacted for ___________
The greater common good
No _____________ can declare what God reveals as morally evil to be good…
Human authority
Society needs laws. Correct social behavior requires laws to be ___
Just
In Natural Law, is applies to all of us
Universality
It is legislated by a legitimate government
Positive Civil Law
Individual responsibility is critical to the full function of any...
Societal structure
From _______________ all just authority comes from God
External Law through Natural Law
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are ________ by their Creator with certain ______ rights
Endowed with certain unalienable rights
In Natural Law, it does not change because God does not change
Immutability
This is the source, in God, of all law
External Law
Any Just standard of morality requires _______ and to ensure there is at least some __________
Penalties and reparation
Every law must ___________ of what God established and no authority can place a law outside God’s
Transmit some small part
Just laws exist for the common good and provide protection for the rights of...
Every human person
To knowingly go against the Natural Law is an ________ and __________ of God
Offense and rejection
Revealed Law can be found in...
The Old Testament, New Testament
A person or a group of people in authority may not dictate morality that is...
Contrary to the well being and dignity of the human person
All just law finds its origins in the mind of God and ___________ must not be obeyed
Immoral laws
These provide for the fundamental needs of society and preserve and promote the common good
Laws and Taxes (one of these is acceptable)
To obey this requires an exercise of the mind and the will
Natural Law
The New Law makes it possible for us to model ourselves on...
The Life of Jesus
This term refers to when a law is just and moral for every human person
Quality of Proportion
Christians have an obligation to bear witness to the truth...one is not bound to cooperate with...
An unjust law