Lax Conscience: Morality Guide Quiz and Flashcards

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What is the role of conscience according to the text?

To enforce moral obligations

To restrict freedom of choice

To impose laws upon individuals

To guide human activity towards God's plan (correct)

What is the difference between antecedent and consequent conscience?

Antecedent conscience is rigid, while consequent conscience is flexible.

Antecedent conscience is based on laws, while consequent conscience is based on emotions.

Antecedent conscience is objective, while consequent conscience is subjective.

Antecedent conscience acts before an action, while consequent conscience acts after an action. (correct)

How does Vatican II describe the law detected in the depths of our conscience?

A law that varies based on personal beliefs

A law we create for ourselves

A law that restricts our freedom

A law that holds us to obedience without our imposition (correct)

What does the text suggest is crucial for moral law to guide human activity towards God's plan?

Recognition of the law's obligatory character by individuals Signup and view all the answers

How can a person educate their conscience according to the text?

Through individual reflection and moral education Signup and view all the answers

Why is obeying one's conscience equated with true freedom in the text?

Because it aligns one's actions with God's plan Signup and view all the answers

What does Gaudium et Spes, no. 16 clarify about conscience?

Conscience is the inner law that commands people to do good and avoid evil. Signup and view all the answers

What is the etymological origin of the word 'conscience'?

From the Latin phrase meaning 'acting with knowledge' Signup and view all the answers

How does Gaudium et Spes view the role of conscience when obeyed?

It leads to happiness and freedom. Signup and view all the answers

What does conscience do before a decision is made?

Prompts individuals to look at alternatives and their consequences. Signup and view all the answers

Why is conscience considered both subjective and objective?

Because it calls individuals to love good and avoid evil Signup and view all the answers

What is the inner voice of conscience described as?

A summoning to love good and avoid evil Signup and view all the answers

Can conscience be controlled or silenced by individuals?

No, conscience cannot be controlled or silenced. Signup and view all the answers

How does conscience affect individuals when rejected?

Causes restlessness and lack of peace. Signup and view all the answers

According to Church teaching, where do persons detect the law that holds them to obedience?

In their conscience Signup and view all the answers

What does conscience serve as according to CFC no. 723?

The ultimate subjective norm for discerning moral good and evil Signup and view all the answers

How is the voice of conscience related to God and others in the community?

Conscience calls individuals out of themselves to be related to God and others Signup and view all the answers

What type of conscience judges things truly as they are?

True Signup and view all the answers

Which type of conscience judges things in a distorted manner, considering bad acts as good and good acts as bad?

Erroneous Signup and view all the answers

What type of conscience minimizes grave sins but maximizes small ones?

Pharisaical Signup and view all the answers

When does a doubtful conscience occur?

When the person fails to pass a moral judgment due to fear or error Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of keeping an open mind regarding conscience?

To positively seek out the truth to avoid misinformation Signup and view all the answers

'A lax conscience categorically needs a right education.' What does a lax conscience fail to see?

The rightness or wrongness of an action Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of educating one's conscience according to the text?

To develop and nurture the kind of conscience that guides one to the right path Signup and view all the answers

How can one educate their conscience according to the text?

By studying and searching for truths in laws and sciences Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to cultivate good habits in educating one's conscience?

To ensure one's actions align with practical truths discovered Signup and view all the answers

What does 'militating against evil' involve in the education of conscience?

Fighting against evil and condemning it Signup and view all the answers

How should human freedom be used according to the text?

To follow the pattern of divine holiness Signup and view all the answers

Which step is NOT part of educating one's conscience according to the text?

Cultivating bad habits Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Conscience: The Subjective Norm of Morality

Conscience is the proximate norm of personal morality, our ultimate subjective norm for discerning moral good and evil, with the feeling of being bound to follow its directive.

Etymology and Meaning

Conscience comes from the Latin phrase "cum alia sceintia" meaning "acting with knowledge".
It is an act of the practical judgment of reason, deciding upon an individual action as good and to be performed or as evil and to be avoided.

Functions of Conscience

Sorts the data before a decision is made, prompting us to look at the alternatives involved and the various consequences of each alternative.
Enables the person to make a judgment after considering the relevant data.
Helps the person judge after the action whether the initial judgment was right.

Kinds of Conscience

Antecedent Conscience: a judgment before an action is done.
Consequent Conscience: judgment after an act is done.
True Conscience: judgment which judges things truly as they are; judges what is good as good and what is evil as evil.
Certain Conscience: subjective certainty of the legality of particular actions to be done or omitted.
Erroneous Conscience: false conscience; judges things in a distorted manner since it considers bad acts as good and good acts as bad.
Doubtful Conscience: happens when a person is unsure about the correctness of his/her judgment.
Scrupulous Conscience: one which sees wrong where there is none or it exaggerates the gravity of sin.
Pharisaiacal Conscience: minimizes grave sins but maximizes small ones.
Lax Conscience: one fails to see wrong where there is wrong.

Education of Conscience

Studying and searching for truths in the laws and in the sciences.
Cultivation of good habits.
Militating against evil, condemning it where we find it.
Learning how to use freedom wisely.

Importance of Conscience

Conscience is the inner voice, summoning us to love the good and avoid evil, by applying objective moral norms to our particular acts.
Conscience is at once subjective and objective, because it is ours, but also calls us out of ourselves to be related to a reality greater and beyond us.
Our conscience can be misinformed, and we have an obligation to keep an open mind and to positively seek out the truth.
We can violate our conscience, and when we choose what our conscience clearly tells us is wrong, we do the wrong thing; hence, we sin.

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This quiz covers the concept of conscience, its functions, and comparisons between different types of conscience. It also explores how a person can educate their conscience through individual reflection. Test your knowledge on this important moral topic!

R.E. 116 Conscience: Subjective Norm of Morality Guide Questions