Short Answers Flashcards
When human life begins
at the moment of conception
Involuntary euthanasia
taking actions to end a person’s life without their permission
Rights and responsibilities
human dignity must be protected, a healthy community can only be achieved if human rights are protected, responsibilities met
option for the poor, vulnerable
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Solidarity
we’re all in this together (economic, ethnic, racial, idealogy)
care for God’s creation
show our respect, being good stewards
CCC #1731
“Freedom is the power, rooted in reason and will, to act or not to act, to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility
4 key points found in “Of Human Dignity”
- God calls people to serve him in spirit and truth
- We are guided by our own judgement and enjoy freedom
4 Factors Pope John Paul feels account for violence in our world
- Second factor: is the breakdown of family and community life; many families are left alone with their problems which causes pressure to build up which could lead to violence
- Third factor: are social and economic problems, the many forms of hidden violence that can spill over into explicit violence
5 precepts of Church
- attend Mass on Sunday- participate in Eucharist, gather as community
- Eucharist at least once a year- connects us to the feasts, liturgy
4 Reasons the U.S Bishop calls for abolition of the death penalty
- The second reason= the manifestation of our belief in the unique worth and dignity of each person from the moment of conception
- third reason= more testimony to our conviction that God is indeed the Lord of Life
7 gifts of the Holy Spirit
- wisdom
- understanding
- knowledge
- fear of the Lord (wonder and awe)
Voluntary euthanasia
taking actions to end a person’s life with their permission
Direct abortion
abortion willed as an end or a means, taking the life of an unborn child
