ARK Catholic Moral Principles 3

Question 1

The natural law tradition in Catholic moral theology holds that moral norms are:

Accepted Answer

Discoverable by reason from human nature as created by God

Answer

Natural law holds that human reason can discern moral norms inscribed by God in human nature, making them accessible to all people, not only Catholics.

Question 2

In the Catholic understanding of conscience, a person who follows an erroneous conscience in good faith:

Accepted Answer

Commits no moral fault if the error is not their responsibility

Answer

Catholic teaching holds that a sincere but invincibly erroneous conscience (one whose error cannot be avoided with due diligence) does not impute moral guilt to the person who follows it.

Question 3

The encyclical 'Rerum Novarum' (1891) by Pope Leo XIII is considered the founding document of:

Accepted Answer

Catholic Social Teaching

Answer

Rerum Novarum ('Of New Things') addressed the condition of workers and industrial capitalism, establishing the principles of Catholic Social Teaching including workers' rights and private property.

Question 4

Moral sin in Catholic theology requires which three conditions?

Accepted Answer

Serious matter, full knowledge, and deliberate consent

Answer

For a sin to be mortal it must involve: (1) grave matter (objectively serious), (2) full knowledge that it is gravely wrong, and (3) deliberate consent of the will.

Question 5

The Catholic 'hierarchy of truths' means that:

Accepted Answer

Some doctrines are more central to the faith and have different implications for ecumenical dialogue

Answer

Vatican II's Unitatis Redintegratio taught that Catholic doctrines vary in their centrality to the faith's foundation, with Trinity and Incarnation being most central, guiding ecumenical priorities.

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ARK Catholic Moral Principles 3