religion part 2

The ability to know and to judge what is right and what is wrong

A habitual and firm disposition to do good

is a free and undeserved gift that God gives to help us grow in holiness and become more like Him. Grace allows us to lead a more virtuous life.

belief in the whole truth that God has revealed

trust in God’s goodness, mercy, and power to save us

demands we love God above all things and our neighbors as ourselves

4 pivotals virtues

demands we love God above all things and our neighbors as ourselves

the firm will to give God and other’s their due

strength to resist temptations and conquer fear

mastery of the will over desires; provides balance and moderation in all we do

provides for the proper living of one’s sexuality in the context of his or her vocation

encourages purity and chastity in one’s words, actions, and dress

sinning by something we fail to do

sinning by something we do

So that we can know what is right and choose it We will not always choose the right thing or make the right decisions if we are ignorant of God’s law

senses-Imagination-Good Thoughts-Good Desires-Good Actions-Virtue

senses-Imagination-Bad Thoughts-Bad Desires-Bad Actions-Vice

God, Angels, Humans, Animals, Plants, Minerals/rocks

Because we are made in God’s image and likeness,

human dignity

love

1. The body has a language-it is expressive of the person because the body is the person

2. We use our bodies to communicate spiritual realities.

3. How I express my relationship with others is on a scale. You should not be intimate with everyone, sexual intimacy is for “the ONE!”

1.The body is integral to humanity and to the identity of the human person 2. Man is a subject, a rational creature capable of self-determination and endowed with freedom. Therefore he must be respected as a person and never used as an object. 3. The body is meant to reveal the dignity of the person, not to be the object of self-gratification 4. Male and female are two complimentary ways of existing as a human person. 5. Maleness and femaleness are intrinsic to one’s personal identity (Adam knew himself in front of woman (Eve))—identity is tied to one’s sexuality 6. The human person finds the meaning of his/her identity in making a gift of him/herself to the ONE 7. Man and woman are to be a mutual help to each other. They were created as gift one for the other 8. Fatherhood and motherhood are intrinsically connected to the identity of the man/woman, husband/wife. The gift of new life is integrally connected to sexual union; children are the natural and intended fruit of married love9. The power to transmit life is always meant to be the fruit of the loving union of husband and wife in cooperation with God’s creative power

1. Marriage is the ordained means of procreation

2. Guarantee of Chastity (fidelity until death)

3. Bond of union (Sacrament of Matrimony)

no- Violates unitive and procreative dimensions of marriage

An annulment is a declaration that a marriage was invalid due to specific circumstances.Purpose of marriage is to create a family, and the relationships made cannot be ended in this life. Your sister is always your sister, and your parents are always your parents! Marriage is made by God to be the strongest human bond there is, because its nature is to create, protect, and nurture a family.

Separation of love and commitment  Injustice to children—cohabiting parents are 170% more likely to break up than married parents and emotional issues such as drug use, depression, and quitting school.

Porn hurts the user

Porn harms those who work in the industry

Porn use is sinful

The use of drugs inflicts very grave damage on human health and life. Alcohol can be used only in moderation.

Countries have the duty to protect people’s rights, property, and society.The death penalty is only okay if that is the only way of stopping the criminal from hurting/killing other people. If we can, we should have life in prison without parole (so they are locked up forever).but it is generally letting someone die

Respect for and development of human life requires peace. o We must avoid war at all costs! If war is the only way, we must act morally (not murdering people who aren’t soldiers)

We cannot transplant brains or reproductive organs.

We may never kill an innocent human being, even if we think others might benefit from their death.Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. the killing of an innocent human

It involves the destruction of human embryos in the process

(IVF) is gravely wrong. It separates the unitive and procreative acts of marriage.Bottom line is this: babies are now products to be bought/sold/manipulated and not valued as a unique gift that resulted from a specific act of love between the parents.

We must do everything we can to help the victim and bring the rapist to swift justice. The rapist deserves hard time.

protects the woman’s “right” to abortion

yes, it is taking something away or giving them something to cause a person’s death you can’t do (such as denying a person food and water/hydration).

We are to welcome into our country, to the extent we are able, immigrants who come in search of work so that they can support themselves and their families.

Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of. we are to pray for those who do

We cannot ever help people kill themselves. God will judge us on how we have lived the life he gave us…and if we ended it. It goes against the 5th commandment, love of self, love of neighbor, and love of God. We should not despair of the salvation of people who killed themselves—often they have psychological problems that decrease their responsibility for killing themselves. We should pray for them.