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sin of omission
not doing an action that is called for
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sin of commission
purposely doing an action that is harmful to oneself or another
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venial sin
an action that weakens our relationship with God
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mortal sin
gravely violates God's law; a complete break with God
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two images of sin; explain
- hardness of heart- a heart of stone is a closed attitude of selfishness and attitude
- missing the mark- "off center" same term used in archery for missing the bulls eye. Ultimately as Christians our goal is God
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3 elements that must be present for mortal sin
grave matter, full knowledge, complete consent
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original sin
wounded at our very core, subject to error, and have a tendency toward evil as we exercise our freedom
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3 sources of morality; explain
- object-what we do; the act itself (good or bad)
- intention-the motive or purpose or end for we chose to do the act
- circumstances- the acts, consequences and the context in which it is done
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Catholic morality summarized as moral act
For an act to be morallygood and acceptable, the object, intention, and the circumstances must all be good.
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vice
a bad habit that inclines us to do evil
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theological virtues
faith, hope, love
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cardinal virtues; what does cardinal mean?
the virtue that all the other virtues hang upon; cardo- hinge
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3 theories of evil
- 1: evil is a seperate reality
- 2: evil is the absence of good
- 3: evil is the result of deliberate human choice
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moral evil
those things caused by people that are deliberately harmful to others, working against the basic well-being of human persons
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natural/physical evil
those things that result in physical harm to human beings from the workings of nature and the operations of natural laws and forces.
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social
ramification in society of the presence of moral evil
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