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CLVE 10 KEY NOTES MORALITY & ACTS A moral act is a value that defines what is right and wrong. Intentions refers to the purpose by which a person does an act. A value is a quality, characteristic or idea that we feel strongly about. Examples of acts of...

CLVE 10 KEY NOTES MORALITY & ACTS A moral act is a value that defines what is right and wrong. Intentions refers to the purpose by which a person does an act. A value is a quality, characteristic or idea that we feel strongly about. Examples of acts of man are biological processes such as breathing, sleeping, or moving away from something that causes bodily pain. HUMAN ACTS → act must be free → must be voluntary Eating Praying Working Stealing Studying ACTS OF MAN → not done freely → done involuntary Digestion Breathing Heartbeat Perspiration Blinking of eyes Modifiers of Human Act Knowledge Freedom Consent Determinants of Morality Object Intention circumstances Christian Moral Living Following christ Centered on the gospel Morality quality of freely exercised human acts The Church Help us attain a Christian moral life Determinants of Morality The object chosen is what the will is attracted to The end or intention of the act. The end doesn't justify the means The circumstances also affect the morality by increasing or diminishing the good or bad quality of an act The Basic Catholic Morality 1. The moral object (matter of our action) 2. The intention (one’s motive or purpose) 3. Circumstances (can increase/reduce the evil or goodness) Eleven Chief of Passions Hatred →aversion for a sensible evil Love →tendency towards a desirable Desire →tendency towards a sensible good that is absent Bravery →courage to attack an evil that is possible to conquer Sadness →sorrowful experience produced by the presence of evil Horror →turning away from a good that is possible to attain Delight →joy produced by the presence and possession of the desire good Hope →reaching out towards the a future Fear →state of anguish Anger →state of displeasure Despair →turning away from a good that is impossible to attain IGNORANCE Ignorance in its Object ♡ Ignorance of the law → is the ignorance in the existence of a duty ♡ Ignorance of Fact → ignorance of nature or circumstances of an act as forbidden. Ignorance in its Subject ♡ Vincible Ignorance → can be supplanted by knowledge by the use of ordinary diligence.  ♡ Invincible Ignorance → proper diligence cannot dispel Ignorance in its Result ♡ Antecedent Ignorance → which precedes all consents of the will ♡ Concomitant → accompanies an act that would have been performed even if the ignorance did not exist. ♡ Consequent → which follow upon the act of the will Error → a state of believing what is not true Inattention → momentarily deprivation of knowledge Will → a man’s natural tendency of being attracted to what is good Human’s Free Will → the will is free when it acts without any pressure from outside Freedom → negative: freedom is the absence of constriction → positive: the power to be and to act under free will and choice Concupiscence/Passion A movement of the sensitive appetite which is produced by good or evil as approached by the mind a. Passion may be called good b. Passion may be called bad c. Passion may arise spontaneously (antecedent) d. Passion may be deliberately aroused (consequent) Types of Passion Antecedent → arise spontaneously before the will controls the situation Consequent → deliberately aroused by the will to ensure a more prompt and willing operation 5 CHARACTERISTIC OF HUMAN PERSON Rational Being → think over a situation before we make our decision Relational Being → we become what we are today through goodness Embodied Spirit → human beings with body and soul and spirit Historical Realities → characterized by past, present, and future  Unique, Yet Fundamentally Equal → having distinct quality Virtues → help us take control of our lives →good behaviors that come naturally to us We Develop our Virtues Through Education Prayers Practice Theological Virtues →comes from God Faith →ability to believe in God and give your life Hope →desire for all of the good Love (Charity) →charity leads us to love God above all things and love your neighbor as yourself Cardinal Virtues →human virtues Prudence →having wisdom and common sense →helps you decide what is good Justice →giving people that which they are owned →respect the rights of others Fortitude →enduring to reach a goal →gives courage to do what is right Temperance →helps you balance what you want with what you need →self control →discipline 8 Beatitudes 1. Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven 2. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted 3. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth 4. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled 5. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy 6. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God 7. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God 8. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven