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privation

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meaning the absence of something
catholics believe evil is an absence of good put forward by st augustine

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free will

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the god given ability to choose right from wrong freely and without being controlled
catholics believe that free will is a gift from god

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evil

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the absence of good that results in suffering.
catholics believe that god does not cause evil because evil does isn’t even a thing

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goodness

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the quality of being like god and putting the needs of others first
catholics believe that they can tell that God is good, because the world God created is good

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suffering

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the pain or loss that harms human beings
christian’s believe that suffering is a mystery and god uses it to bring about good

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incarnation

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means ‘made flesh’.
the belief that god became human in the person of Jesus
catholics believe that jesus is fully god and fully human

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natural law

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a belief that there are universal laws of right and wrong that apply to all humans at all times
catholics believe that the natural law is a key part or catholic moral teaching

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conscience

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a god -given feeling of right and wrong
catholics believe that if humans follow their conscience more often, there would be far less moral evil in the world

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