Theology: Conscience

What is conscience?
- Judging- a person sees the moral quality of an act
- Being aware of God's call to be a BCofG
- Being aware of God's call to know and to do good (love)
- Practical judging of one's intellect
What supports Conscience?
- Prayer
- Church Laws
- Church: community
- Virtues: Patterns of Good habits
What is conscience not?
- x Gut feeling
- x Inner Voice
- x Majority Opinion
- x Super ego
What weakens conscience?
- Ignorance of the Truth
- Bad example of others
- False idea of freedom: autonomy- i can do whatever I want
- Vices- patterns of bad habits
Types of Conscience?
- Truth and Good
- Weak Laxed
- Bad
- Erroneous
- Informed
Uses of Conscience?
- Daily Life
- Major Decision
- Personal
- Communal
a person sees the moral quality of an act

judging
patterns of good habits

virtues
parent (authority) voice inside of you (parent, pope, teacher, officer, etc.)

super ego
attitude of 'I can do whatever I want'

autonomy
patterns of bad habits

vices

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Theology: Conscience

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Theology

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2011-06-01T20:05:14Z

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