Mr. Wilson Final Exam!!!!!!!

28 August 2022
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Name the 10 commandments in order
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1. I am the lord your God you shall have no other gods before me 2. Dont take the lords name in vain 3. Keep holy the sabbath 4. Honor your mother and father 5. You shall not kill 6. You shall not commit adultery 7. You shall not steal 8. You shall bear false witness 9. You shall not covet your neighbors wife 10. You shall not covet your neighbors goods
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What are the first three commandments primarily about?
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Loving God
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What is the 4th- 10th commandment primarily about?
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Love of neighbor
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What was the purpose of God giving the Israelites the law
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To make them holy
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What does it mean to be holy?
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To be set apart for Gods purposes
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What Are sins against faith? Define faith.
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Faith - Helps us to firmly believe in Gods revealed truths. Sins against faith are: atheism- denial of Gods existence Agnosticism: indifference to Gods existence. Apostasy: when someone out of fear of being persecuted denies God.
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What is the relationship between faith and reason?
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Faith never contradicts reason but sometimes reaches beyond it
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Define Hope. What Are sins against hope?
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Hope helps us firmly trust that God will give us eternal happiness. Sins against hope: Despair: lost of trust in God Presumption: thinking one can gain salvation without merit.
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Define love. What Are sins against love?
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Love is an act of the will that consist in preferring the good of the other for the sake of the other, over yourself. Sins against love: Ingratitude: refusal to recognize or return Gods love. Acedia (sloth): refusal of Gods joy that leads to discouragement.
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Which sins are contrary to Gods love?
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All sin.
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What does "in vain" mean?
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Uselessly
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What is an oath? What are the two types of oaths? Explain what they mean.
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An oath is the invocation of the divine name as witness. Two types are: 1. Assertory oath- this is when God is called as a witness to truth of what is being said. 2. Promissory oath- God called as a witness to something that will be done.
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What are the necessary conditions for an oath?
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It can not be superficial or frovial things and has to be a morally good and legit meant concern.
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What is a vow? Who makes vows?
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A vow is made between people with God as witness. People getting married make vows.
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Define blasphemy. Why is it ironic that Jesus was accused of this sin?
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Blasphemy is words or insulting gestures against God, the saints, or the church. It is ironic that Jesus was accused of blasphemy because he is actually Christ.
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Where do we first learn about the sabbath?
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The mosaic law
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What day do the Jews keep the sabbath?
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Saturday.
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Why do Christians celebrated the sabbath day on Sunday?
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Because the Bible says "first day of the week we gathered to break bread"
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Who has the primary duty to educate children.
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The parents.
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List the obligations parents have to their children.
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Physical Spiritual Moral
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Children must obey their parents no matter what. Explain.
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False; if it goes against moral conscience
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Why is it essential for parents to be good role models for their children? If their parents are not good role models do the children still have an obligation to respect them?
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Because if they are not good role models then the children will follow in their footsteps, creating a life of trouble. Yes, the children are still obligated to respect their parents with charity and support without condoning the wrongdoing of the parents.
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What are the obligations they citizens have to the government?
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We're obligated in conscience to obey the just authority.
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When may an individual disobey civil law?
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When it goes against the moral law.
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What does the fourth commandment help us to understand is most needed in order to have a healthy society?
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Laws and authority
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What are distractions that people experience today from getting the most from family life?
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Work, sports, fun/recreation
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Who has the primary responsibility for caring of the sick, aged, and handicapped?
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The family
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According to the principle of subsidiarity how should the state relate to the family?
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The government is at the service of the people and the family, to respect the fundamental right of a person; higher authority should not intervene with lower authority.
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What should be required of a state in relation to an individual?
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That the state does not interfere with the family life unless there is a grave matter.
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Who does the 4th commandment assign duties to?
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Family (parents mainly) and Civil law
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What is the positive teaching that is taught in the 5th commandment?
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That ALL human life is sacred from the moment of conception to death.
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What enables a Christian to live out the 5th commandment as God intended?
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Grace that comes from prayer; living the sacramental life allows us as Christians to live life of charity and love.
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What does the 5th commandment help us to realize that we do not have dominion over? Whose dominion is it?
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Human life & Gods
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What is euthanasia?
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An action or an omission of an action that eliminates suffering of a person
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What is IVF?
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In vitro fertilization
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What does in vitro mean?
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"In glass"
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Why is IVF considered to be a sinful act?
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Creating human life in a lab is contrary to the unity of husband and wife
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Why is embryonic stem cell research bad?
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Human life is created and/or destroyed in order for the research to take place.
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What did John Paul II mean by "culture of death"
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A culture that favors acts of the will or ideas that are contrary to the dignity of human life
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When does life begin? What implications does this have for an unborn child??
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At the moment of conception. That an unborn child is still a human with human dignity.
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What is he name of the first century church document that clearly states that abortion is a grave sin?
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The didache
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What is excommunication and what is its relationship to abortion?
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The exclusion of a baptized person from the sacramental life of the church. Anyone who preforms, revives, or cooperated in abortions are excommunicated.
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What is the difference between euthanasia and assisted suicide?
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Euthanasia is decided by doctors and family members while assisted suicide is requested by the person to stop suffering.
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What are the two types of medical care?
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Ordinary and extraordinary.
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What are some ways that euthanasia can be abused by pharmaceutical companies?
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They can pay for drugs that can cause a person to end their life and refuse them care that can save their life.
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What are some ways euthanasia can be abused by the state?
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The state can use it to eliminate people (like the elderly) that are "useless" to society
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In Matthew 5:28 what did Jesus teach about adultery?
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That any man that even looks at a women with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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What effect did Christ desire to have upon the experience of love in each human heart?
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To heal the heart, reorienting sensuality and emotion to true love of God and neighbor.
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How does Jesus heal our heart in a way that enables us to overcome lustful desires?
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Through His Grace we can overcome lustful desires.
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How does the love and a virtuous friend potentially effect us?
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A true virtuous friend helps educate us to desire the good and stay away from the evil; the Love of our friends "magnetizes" our desires and affections, drawing all of our feelings in our heart to a well- ordered pattern.
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What is chastity?
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Rightly ordered sexual desires; rightly ordered love.
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What is the relationship between chastity and charity?
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We cannot even think about chastity unless we have the virtue of charity.
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What is charity?
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Friendship with God that has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit. (Love)
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What is the first consequence of chastity?
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Self-mastery.
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What is self- mastery?
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Guarding our hearts from allowing our lustful passions to dictate our actions.
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What is the goal of becoming more self- possessed?
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To allow you to make a gift of yourself in return.
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What type of subordination does the author of the letter to the Ephesians encourage husbands and wives to experience?
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Mutual subordination
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What does e author to Ephesians mean by subordination?
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Total gift of oneself
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What are the two ends of marriage that inform how we define marriage?
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Unitive and procreative
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What are the churchs teachings on sex and marriage meant to provide freedom from? What are these teachings meant to provide freedom for?
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Freedom from lies and misconception of sex and marriage. Freedom for us to be able to authentically love others.
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What is the key difference between viewing marriage as a man made institution Vs. a God made institution.
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As a human institution marriage is malleable (can change). As a God made institution, God alone defines what marriage IS (unalterable).
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Which sacrament must a man and women both receive in order to enter into a valid sacramental marriage?
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Baptism
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What are the 4 promises that a married couple make to one another when they get married?
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Free- understand and consent to commitment Total- lifelong, holding nothing back Faithful-exclusive Fruitful- open to children
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What is the name of the encyclical written in 1968 declaring that it is morally illicit for married couples to use contraception to forego getting pregnant. Who wrote it?
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Humanae Vitae. Pope Paul VI wrote it.
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What were the 4 negative societal consequences that Pope Paul VI prophesied would come about if married couples throughout society accepted the use of contraception?
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1. Lowering of moral standard. 2. Rise of infidelity and birth outside of marriage. 3. Women reduced to objects by men. 4. Government invasion of reproductive matters (ex. Population control)
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What does contraception mean?
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Against birth
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What is contraception?
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Artificial methods used to prevent a pregnancy.
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What is natural family planning?
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The practice of engaging in or abstaining from sex based on a couples natural cycles of fertility or infertility.
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What are 4 differences between NFP and contraception?
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1. Birth control is a direct act contrary to fertility; NFP is a response to Gods design. 2. Sexual self control (NFP) is love itself and improves sex 3. NFP requires mutual self- understanding and decision making. 4. NFP can also be beneficial to achieving S pregnancy.
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Which end/ ends of marriage does contraception violate?
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Both unitive and pro creative
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What are two FALSE perceptions that people have about NFP?
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1. That the church teaches that we MUST have as many children as possible. 2. NFP doesn't work to prevent pregnancy as well as birth control.
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What does IVF stand for?
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In vitro fertilization
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Which end of marriage does IVF violate?
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Unitive
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What moral problems are included in couples resorting to IVF in order to try and conceive?
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1. Semen obtained through masturbation 2. Most eggs that are inserted will not survive. 3. Fertilized embryos that are not used are either frozen or destroyed.
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What is fornication?
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Sex outside of marriage
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How does the widespread acceptance of fornication effect People's views of sex?
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Makes sex vapid (common, no big deal)
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Who is called to chastity and why is this virtue needed?
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Everyone is called to chastity. It is needed because it allows us to love people authentically and as we ought.
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What are 4 reasons why pornography is bad?
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1. Only for pleasure 2. Thinks only of oneself. 3. Closed to life 4. Lustful sexual desires
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Define solidarity.
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Every man as a responsibility to each other. (Ex. Rich to poor !charity¡)
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What is the guiding principle of solidarity?
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Charity.
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How does solidarity influence people's relationship with one another?
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The more influential (richer) help the poor and the poor do what they can (show joy, love, etc)
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What sins are enemies of solidarity?
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Avarice, greed, envy
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What is avarice?
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Desire for earthly goods without limit
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What is greed?
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A desire for riches that leads one to use money to control others
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What is envy?
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Unhappiness in light of another's fortune
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What is meant by the principle of subsidiarity?
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Higher authorities should not interfere with lower authorities.
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What is ecology?
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The science of protecting the environment
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What are the 7 principles of catholic social teachings?
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Stewardship, common good, universal destination of goods, subsidiarity, solidarity, private property, human dignity.
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Define stewardship.
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The responsibility and just use of the worlds resources
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What does Ephesians teach that the mission of the husband is?
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To love his wife as Christ loved the church.
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What is the mission of the Christian wives?
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To receive the love of her husband
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What is the difference between Greco-roman house code and the Christian household code?
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Greco roman only listed the family members duties to the father while the Christian household code says the roles and duties not only to the father, but to the whole family; the wife and children.
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According to Ephesians 5 what relationship is meant to be the model for all Christian marriages?
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The way Christ Loves the church.
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Define common good.
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General good of all citizens
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Define universal destination of goods.
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The goods of the earth are meant to be used to supply the needs of all human persons in and equitable fashion.
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Who does the 8th commandment oblige us to tell the truth to?
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The people that deserve it.
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Why was the 8th commandment vital to Israelite culture?
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Because they relied on witnesses to tell the truth.
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Who does lying damage?
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Everyone in society.
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Who is the highest source of truth according to Christian teaching?
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Jesus
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What is the Christian understanding of the relationship between faith and reason?
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There is no faith without reason.
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Define veracity.
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The disposition of a person to tell the truth; truthfulness.
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Define martyrdom.
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The act of giving up ones life for the faith
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Define flattery
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Attributed qualities that may not exist or which are exaggerated usually for personal gain or favor.
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Define slander
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A maliciously false statement Or report in order to defame or injure a person.
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Define calumny
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False and malicious misrepresentations of the words and actions of another intended to injure his/ hers reputation.
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Define reputation
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The good or bad opinion commonly held about a person
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Define truth
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The correlation between the ideas in ones mind and the objective reality.
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Define relativism
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The view that there is no absolute universal moral law or truth; resulting in a morality determined by culture factors and personal preference.