Religion Blehh

• reason that exists
• for the common good
• affirmed by legitimate authority
• through an official process

• Eternal
• Natural
• Ecclesiastical
• Civil

• laws of God that support the observed intricate harmony of the created world
• PV = nRT

eternal law as it applies to human life

• law that governs the Church in the organization of the hierarchy, in liturgical and penitential practices
• no meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent

• enacted by civil governments for the common good of a particular sector of society or an entire country
• Laws on traffic, environment, etc.

• Must promote common good
• Must reflect "equality of proportion" (bear the burden in proportion to ability)
• Must transmit, at least in small part, what God has eternally established
• Must express some facet of the natural law

• The act
• Carries the most weight because it determines Objective morality of the action
• Wrong action can never be made right; evil regardless of circumstances

• Intention of the Act
• Good intention may diminish gravity of a sinful action
• Morally good act can be rendered evil if done for the wrong intent

• Some circumstances can lessen the gravity of a sin
• No circumstance can make a wrong action good

• Act must be good or at least morally indifferent
• Agent must have right intention
• Good action must be the means of a good effect
• Good effect must be proportional to the evil effect

• Relativists argue actions should be judged from purely subjective perspective
• Situation ethics: good or evil judged by the particular situation
• Consequentialism
• Proportionalism

good or evil judged by the outcome

good or evil measured according to a comparison between the good and bad effects, disregarding natural law

• Inner Harmony of the Human Person
• Harmony between man and woman
• Harmony between people and all creation comprised in the state called "original justice"

when the first people were created good and in friendship with the Creator

• harmony of original justice destroyed
• control of soul's spiritual faculties over the body shattered
• union between man and woman now subject to tension
• sexual relations become marked with lust and domination
• harmony with creation is broken
• death makes its entrance into human history

evokes the insurmountable limits that, as creatures, we must freely recognize and respect with trust

First three words of the document

• Romans 5:12-19
• Gaudium et Spes 13
• CCC 404

• offense against reason, truth and right conscience
• failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods
• "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to eternal law"

• their objects
• according to the virtues they oppose
• according to the commandments they violate
• according to whether they concern God, neighbor, or oneself
• can be divided into spiritual and carnal sins, or again as sins in through, word, deed, or omission

• sin that destroys that charity in the heart of the sinner and is a grave violation of God's law
• sinner turns away from God preferring the sin to relationship with God

• Grave matter
• Full Knowledge
• Complete Consent

• weakens charity
• manifests a disordered affection for created goods
• merits temporal punishment
• does not break relationship, does not deprive the sinner of sanctifying grace, friendship with God, charity and eternal happiness

• engender other sins or other vices
• can be classified according to the virtues the oppose

• power to choose between contraries
• Ten Commandments

the power to act freely in pursuit of human perfection and everlasting joy

• Moral law increases freedom rather than limiting it
• Freedom requires every person to be responsible for his or her actions
• Through a well-formed conscience and making the necessary effort to know the truth, each person has the capacity to discover God's will within his or her own heart

The intimate relationship between freedom and truth can be easily impeded or severed when a person tries to determine truth subjectively without regard to the moral law

• Human freedom is limited
• Freedom and knowledge are intimately related
• Human freedom is ordered toward good
• With freedom comes responsibility
• God respects our freedom
• God's grace is not imposed on us, but must be freely received
• The moral law enhances freedom

• Divine Revelation
• Our own Experiences

• Learn the moral teachings of the Catholic Church
• Approach matters of faith and morals with an attitude of humility
• Engage in sincere prayer and meditation
• Develop and maintain a well-formed conscience through frequent and honest self-examination
• participate frequently in the Sacrament of Reconciliation
• Seek spiritual direction