correct

376. Can a moral conscience make erroneous judgments?

1790-1794
1801-1802
A person must always obey the certain judgment of his own conscience but he could make erroneous judgments for reasons that may not always exempt him from personal guilt. However, an evil act committed through involuntary ignorance is not imputable to the person, even though the act remains objectively evil. One must therefore work to correct the errors of moral conscience.

Golden Rule

375. What norms must conscience always follow?

1789

There are three general norms: 1) one may never do evil so that good may result from it; 2) the so-called Golden Rule, “Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them” (Matthew7:12); 3) charity always proceeds by way of respect for one’s neighbor and his conscience, even though this does not mean accepting as good something that is objectively evil.

formation

374. How is a moral conscience formed to be upright and truthful?

1783-1788
1799-1800
An upright and true moral conscience is formed by education and by assimilating the Word of God and the teaching of the Church. It is supported by the gifts of the Holy Spirit and helped by the advice of wise people. Prayer and an examination of conscience can also greatly assist one’s moral formation.

dignity

373. What does the dignity of the human person imply for the moral conscience?

1780-1782
1798
The dignity of a human person requires the uprightness of a moral conscience (which is to say that it be in accord with what is just and good according to reason and the law of God). Because of this personal dignity, no one may be forced to act contrary to conscience; nor, within the limits of the common good, be prevented from acting according to it, especially in religious matters.

conscience

372. What is the moral conscience?
1776-1780
1795-1797
Moral conscience, present in the heart of the person, is a judgment of reason which at the appropriate moment enjoins him to do good and to avoid evil. Thanks to moral conscience, the human person perceives the moral quality of an act to be done or which has already been done, permitting him to assume responsibility for the act. When attentive to moral conscience, the prudent person can hear the voice of God who speaks to him or her.

action

371. Are the passions morally good or bad?
1767-1770
1773-1775
The passions insofar as they are movements of the sensible appetite are neither good nor bad in themselves. They are good when they contribute to a good action and they are evil in the opposite case. They can be taken up into the virtues or perverted by the vices.

love

THE MORALITY OF THE PASSIONS

370. What are the passions?
1762-1766
1771-1772
The passions are the feelings, the emotions or the movements of the sensible appetite - natural components of human psychology - which incline a person to act or not to act in view of what is perceived as good or evil. The principal passions are love and hatred, desire and fear, joy, sadness, and anger. The chief passion is love which is drawn by the attraction of the good. One can only love what is good, real or apparent.

intrinsic

369. Are there acts which are always illicit?
1756
1761
There are some acts which, in and of themselves, are always illicit by reason of their object (for example, blasphemy, homicide, adultery). Choosing such acts entails a disorder of the will, that is, a moral evil which can never be justified by appealing to the good effects which could possibly result from them.

evil

368. When is an act morally good?
1755-1756
1759-1760
An act is morally good when it assumes simultaneously the goodness of the object, of the end, and of the circumstances. A chosen object can by itself vitiate an act in its entirety, even if the intention is good. It is not licit to do evil so that good may result from it. An evil end corrupts the action, even if the object is good in itself. On the other hand, a good end does not make an act good if the object of that act is evil, since the end does not justify the means. Circumstances can increase or diminish the responsibility of the one who is acting but they cannot change the moral quality of the acts themselves. They never make good an act which is in itself evil.

morality

367. What are the sources of the morality of human acts?
1749-1754
1757-1758
The morality of human acts depends on three sources: the object chosen, either a true or apparent good; the intention of the subject who acts, that is, the purpose for which the subject performs the act; and the circumstances of the act, which include its consequences.

co-workers

366. What place does human freedom have in the plan of salvation?
1739-1742
1748
Our freedom is weakened because of original sin. This weakness is intensified because of successive sins. Christ, however, set us free “so that we should remain free” (Galatians 5:1). With his grace, the Holy Spirit leads us to spiritual freedom to make us free co-workers with him in the Church and in the world.

freedom

365. Why does everyone have a right to exercise freedom?
1738
1747
The right to the exercise of freedom belongs to everyone because it is inseparable from his or her dignity as a human person. Therefore this right must always be respected, especially in moral and religious matters, and it must be recognized and protected by civil authority within the limits of the common good and a just public order.

responsibility

364. What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
1734-1737
1745-1746
Freedom makes people responsible for their actions to the extent that they are voluntary, even if the imputability and responsibility for an action can be diminished or sometimes cancelled by ignorance, inadvertence, duress, fear, inordinate attachments, or habit.

freedom

MAN'S FREEDOM

363 What is freedom?
1730-1733
1743-1744
Freedom is the power Given by God to act or not to act, to do this or to do that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one's own Responsibility. Properly Freedom characterizes human acts. The more one does what is good, the freer one Becomes. Freedom attains perfection proper STIs When it is directed Toward God, the highest good and our beatitude. Freedom IMPLIES Also The Possibility of choosing Between good and evil. The choice of evil is an abuse of freedom and leads to the slavery of sin.

vision

362 What is eternal happiness?
1720-1724
1727-1729
It is the vision of God in eternal life in Which We are fully "partakers of the divine nature" (2 Peter 1: 4), of the glory of Christ and of the joy of the trinitarian life. This happiness Surpasses human capabilities. It is a supernatural and gratuitous gift of God just as is the grace Which leads to it. This promised happiness Confronts Us with decisive moral choices Concerning earthly goods and Urges us to love God above all things.

satisfy

361 What is the relationship Between the beatitudes and our desire for happiness?
1718-1719
The beatitudes answer-to the innate desire for happiness That God has Placed in the human heart in order to draw us to himself. God alone can Satisfy This Desire.

eternal happiness

360 Why are the beatitudes Important for us?
1716-1717
1725-1726
The Beatitudes are at the heart of Jesus 'preaching and they' take up and Fulfill the Promises that God made starting with Abraham. They depict the very countenance of Jesus and they 'characterize authentic Christian life. They reveal the ultimate goal of human activity, Which is eternal happiness.

BEATITUDES

OUR VOCATION TO BEATITUDE

359. How do we attain beatitude?
1716
We attain beatitude by virtue of the grace of Christ which makes us participants in the divine life. Christ in the Gospel points out to his followers the way that leads to eternal happiness: the beatitudes. The grace of Christ also is operative in every person who, following a correct conscience, seeks and loves the true and the good and avoids evil.

dignity

“O Christian, recognize your dignity.” (Saint Leo the Great)

CHAPTER ONE

The Dignity of the Human Person

MAN THE IMAGE OF GOD

358. What is the root of human dignity?
1699-1715
The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her creation in the image and likeness of God. Endowed with a spiritual and immortal soul, intelligence and free will, the human person is ordered to God and called in soul and in body to eternal beatitude.

capability

Life in Christ

Section One
Man's Vocation: Life in the Spirit

357. How is the Christian moral life bound up with faith and the sacraments?
1691-1698
What the symbol of faith professes, the sacraments communicate. Indeed, through them the faithful receive the grace of Christ and the gifts of the Holy Spirit which give them the capability of living a new life as children of God in Christ whom they have received in faith.

welcome

356. What are the main moments in funerals?
1686-1690
Usually, funeral rites consist of four principal parts: welcoming the body of the deceased by the community with words of comfort and hope, the liturgy of the Word, the Eucharistic Sacrifice, and the farewell in which the soul of the departed is entrusted to God, the Source of eternal life, while the body is buried in the hope of the resurrection.

departed

355. What do funeral rites express?
1684-1685
Although celebrated in different rites in keeping with the situations and traditions of various regions, funerals express the paschal character of Christian death in hope of the resurrection. They also manifest the meaning of communion with the departed particularly through prayer for the purification of their souls.

Resurrection

CHRISTIAN FUNERALS

354. What is the relationship between the sacraments and the death of a Christian?
1680-1683
The Christian who dies in Christ reaches at the end of his earthly existence the fulfillment of that new life which was begun in Baptism, strengthened in Confirmation, and nourished in the Eucharist, the foretaste of the heavenly banquet. The meaning of the death of a Christian becomes clear in the light of the death and Resurrection of Christ our only hope. The Christian who dies in Christ Jesus goes “away from the body to be at home with the Lord” (2 Corinthians 5:8).

rosary

353 What forms of popular piety Accompany the sacramental life of the Church?
1674-1676
1679
The religious sense of the Christian people has always found expression in the various forms of piety Which Accompany the sacramental life of the Church: such as the veneration of relics, visits to sanctuaries, pilgrimages, processions, the stations of the cross and the rosary. The Church sheds the light of faith upon and fosters authentic forms of popular piety.

exorcism

352. What is an exorcism?
1673
When the Church asks with its authority in the name of Jesus that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion, it is called an exorcism. This is done in ordinary form in the rite of Baptism. A solemn exorcism, called a major exorcism, can be performed only by a priest authorized by the bishop.

sacramentals

THE sacramentals

351 What are the sacramentals?
1667-1672
1677-1678
These are sacred signs Instituted by the Church to sanctify different Circumstances of life. They include a prayer Accompanied by the sign of the cross and other signs. Among the sacramentals Which occupy an Important place are: blessings, Which are the praise of God and a prayer to Obtain His gifts, the consecration of persons and the dedication of things for the worship of God.

domestic church

350 Why is the Christian family called a  domestic church ?
1655-1658
1666
The Christian family is called the domestic church and Manifests Because the family lives out the communal and familial nature of the Church as the family of God. Each family member, in accord with Their own role, exercises the baptismal priesthood and Contributes Toward making the family a community of grace and of prayer, a school of human and Christian virtue and the place where the faith is first proclaimed to children.

remarried

349 What is the attitude of the Church Toward Those people who are divorced and then remarried?
1650-1651
1665
The Church, since she is faithful to her Lord, can not Recognize the union of people who are civilly divorced and remarried. "Whoever divorces wife and marries His another, commits adultery against her; and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery "( Mark  10: 11-12). The Church Manifests Toward an attentive solicitude Such people and encourages them to a life of faith, prayer, works of charity and the Christian education of Their children. However, they 'can not receive sacramental absolution, take Holy Communion, or exercise ecclesial Un Certain Responsibilities as long as Their situation, Which objectively contravenes God's law, Persists.

separation

348 When does the Church allow the physical separation of spouses?
1629
1649
The Church Permits the physical separation of spouses When Their Reasons for serious living together Becomes Practically impossible, even though there May be hope for Their reconciliation. As long as one's spouse lives, however it, one is not free to contract a new junction, except if the marriage be null and be Declared so by ecclesiastical authority.