Theolgy Test - Morality

Which of the following is NOT true of dignity?

It is God's gift to all of his creation.

Which of the following is NOT true of the moral law?

It is subjective.

Which of the following is NOT true of the soul?

It is the physical part of the person that decomposes at death.

Which one of the following items did Mrs. Teson use to explain moral decision-making?

building a puzzle

Who we really are and who we are becoming through our choices and actions

character

Knowledge based on human experience, reason, and God's Revelation that discovers what we ought to do to live fully human lives.

Catholic Morality

Moral theology is based on this, human reason, and human experience.

Divine Revelation

Sacred Tradition with a capital T refers to divinely revealed truths that CAN be changed.

False

Refers to a teaching, written or oral, entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and their successors which has been transmitted to the faithful through Apostolic Succession.

Sacred Tradition

Which of the following is NOT true of Original Sin?

Sanctifying grace removes all of the wounding effects of Original SIn.

From what source is Christian Morality especially drawn?

The life and teachings of Christ as found in the New Testament

The free, undeserved, supernatural help from God that is given for SPECIFIC circumstances to do good and to avoid evil.

actual grace

Gift from God that includes the power of directing one's own actions without constraint; makes possible the CHOICE to love God and do the good.

free will

The power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, and so to perform deliberate actions of one's own responsibility.

freedom

Responsibility requires these:

freedom and intelligence

The free dedication of a Christian to the will of God and the participation in the life of grace; the perfection of charity.

holiness

The view that there is NO absolute or universal law or truth, resulting in a morality that is determined by cultural factors or personal preference.

moral relativism

This refers to the standards by which we judge actions to be good or evil.

morality

Enables us to render what is due God and neighbor.

justice

Refers to the standards of human behavior that were established by God and are taught by the Catholic Church.

moral law

Standards of conduct that are UNIVERSAL, meaning that they apply to ALL people at ALL times, rather than conditioned by culture or personal preference.

objective morality

A moral code that prescribes what ought to be done.

positive morality

Moral law is guided by these, also known as moral virtues.

prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance

The guiding principle of the human mind in the process of thinking; the intellectual power which is ordinarily employed by man in adapting thought or action to some end.

reason

Heals human nature wounded by sin by giving man a share in the divine life infused in our souls by the Holy Spirit; received through the sacraments.

sanctifying grace

This claims that our actions are good or evil depending on the situation or our own opinion at that time.

subjective morality

Enables us to control our passions in order to maintain a clear mind and a strong will.

temperance

Virtues that enable us to share in God's divine nature, infused in us at Baptism.

theological virtues