Formation of Conscience Quiz

Formation of Conscience: Types of Conscience and Education

• Conscience is the judgment of reason that recognizes the moral quality of an act.
• The true conscience acts in accordance with the Word of God and the teachings of the Church.
• The erroneous conscience is contrary to God’s Word and the teachings of the Church.
• A bad conscience has no regard for objective truth.
• The weak conscience may know what is right but lacks courage or spiritual power to do so.
• The scrupulous conscience frequently thinks it is sinning when it is not.
• The lax conscience is insensitive to good and evil.
• The rebellious conscience shows little or no respect for Church teaching.
• A formed conscience seeks to inform and educate itself about a particular moral issue.
• The education of conscience is a lifelong task.
• Scripture, Church teaching, examination of conscience, and sacrament of reconciliation are helpful in forming one’s conscience.
• One should always follow a well-formed conscience and deliberate action against it would condemn oneself.