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Understanding Human Dignity
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Understanding Human Dignity
Understanding Human Dignity
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1
Question
What happens to the goodness of creatures through their operations?
Answer
The goodness of creatures grows or ascends to the plenitude of its goodness through its operations.
2
Question
What does man possess according to the concept of Endowment?
Answer
Man is endowed with a spiritual soul, Intellect and Will.
3
Question
What is man made in?
Answer
Man is made in the image and likeness of God.
4
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How is man unique among God's creatures?
Answer
Man is good by himself by the fact that he was created by God.
5
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What does God's family represent?
Answer
God's family is now a permanent society in the world, open to all human beings who choose to join it.
6
Question
How does the goodness of creatures manifest?
Answer
The goodness of creatures is a manifestation of the divine goodness.
7
Question
What is the union of man with his Savior called?
Answer
Sanctity, the perfection of charity.
8
Question
What is the identification with Christ necessary for?
Answer
It is necessary for the acquisition of supernatural goodness.
9
Question
What caused man to lose friendship with God?
Answer
Man, having been persuaded by the devil, abused his freedom and succumbed to temptation.
10
Question
What are the three fundamental actions man is called to do?
Answer
To know, love, and serve.
11
Question
What is the prayer included in the text?
Answer
Ave Maria, gratia plena. Dominus tecum, benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus. Sancta Maria, mater Dei, ora pro nobis peccatoribus, nunc et in hora mortis nostrae. Amen.
12
Question
What does sanctifying grace bring about?
Answer
Freedom from sin and divine filiation.
13
Question
What are the four difficulties of human nature after Original Sin?
Answer
Malice (inclination to a bad will), Ignorance (sickness of the intellect), Weakness (sickness of the will), and Concupiscence (sickness of the will).
14
Question
What remains in man's nature after Original Sin?
Answer
Man retains the desire for goodness but carries the wound of original sin.
15
Question
What does man do to achieve truth according to the text?
Answer
He must know the truth, choose to do it, and ask for grace.
16
Question
What is the significance of the rich young man's question?
Answer
It is essential and unavoidable for the life of every man, concerning the moral good that must be done and about eternal life.
17
Question
What is the role of Intellect in human dignity?
Answer
Intellect discovers the truth.
18
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What is the role of Jesus in relation to humanity?
Answer
Jesus, sent by the Father, assumes the role of leader to establish and head the community in friendship with God.
19
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What is the task of man in determining his life?
Answer
Man has to determine his life according to the truth.
20
Question
What are the two aspects of Human Dignity mentioned in the text?
Answer
Endowment and Achievement.
21
Question
What does the wound of original sin incline man towards?
Answer
The wound inclines him to evil and keeps him subject to error.
22
Question
By freely choosing to shape his life according to the truth, what does man participate in?
Answer
Man participates in the dignity to which he is called.
23
Question
What does the young man sense about moral good?
Answer
He senses that there is a connection between moral good and the fulfillment of his own destiny.
24
Question
What community are we invited to join according to the text?
Answer
The community of the New Covenant, which is Jesus' Church.
25
Question
What did Christ accomplish through his Passion?
Answer
Christ set us free from Satan and sin, merited for us a new life in the Holy Spirit, and transformed us with his grace.
26
Question
What state was man in before Original Sin?
Answer
Man was in friendship with God and had preternatural gifts: infused knowledge, immortality, integrity, and impassibility.
27
Question
What is the role of Will in human dignity?
Answer
Will chooses freely.
28
Question
What happens to whoever believes in Christ and is baptized?
Answer
They are made a child of God.
29
Question
What questions must man ask to know the truth about himself?
Answer
What is good for me? How can I achieve it?
30
Question
How is supernatural goodness described in comparison to natural goodness?
Answer
Supernatural goodness is more perfect than natural goodness.