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Understanding Human Dignity and Morality
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Understanding Human Dignity and Morality
Understanding Human Dignity and Morality
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1
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What is morality based on?
Answer
Morality is based on revealed anthropology.
2
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In Christ, who is referred to as the image of the invisible God?
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Man has been created to the image and likeness of God.
3
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What characteristics are endowed to man according to the text?
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Man is a person endowed with a spiritual soul, intelligence, and will.
4
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What can man discover and choose according to his endowments?
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With his intelligence, man is capable of discovering the truth, and with his will, he is able to choose freely.
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What are the two aspects of human dignity mentioned in the text?
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The first aspect of human dignity is an endowment, and the second aspect is an achievement.
6
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What task is ahead of man regarding self-determination?
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Man has a task to determine himself.
7
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What does man's reason enable him to do?
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Man's reason, that voice of God compelling him to do good and avoid evil, enables him to know the truth about himself and the world around him.
8
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What is established as good by divine wisdom?
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Good is established as such by divine wisdom and is known by man's natural reason, hence it is called natural law.
9
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What is the exceptional sign of the image of God in man?
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Man possesses a will and hence, freedom.
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What is the significance of grace in relation to man's dignity?
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Man, by freely choosing to shape his life according to the truth, and with the help of divine grace, participates in the dignity to which he is called.
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What are the ultimate purposes for which God created human beings?
Answer
God put us in the world to know, love, and serve him, and to come to paradise.
12
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What does the text imply about human beings in relation to their creation?
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Human persons are the only created material entities whom God has made for themselves and has called to life in union with himself.
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How should human beings be treated according to the text?
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Every human being is an irreplaceable and non-substitutable person, a kind of good that cannot be treated as an object of use or as a means to an end.
14
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What is the consequence of original sin according to the text?
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As a result of original sin, we do not come into existence as members of God's family.
15
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What is offered to humanity despite the consequence of original sin?
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Membership in God's family is offered through the commitment of faith.
16
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Who is sent by the Father to establish friendship with God?
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Jesus, sent by the Father, assumes the role of leader to establish and head the community in friendship with God.
17
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What does Christ's Passion achieve for humanity?
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Through his Passion, Christ set us free from Satan and sin, merited us a new life in the Holy Spirit, and transformed us with his grace.
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What transforms a person into a child of God?
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Whoever believes in Christ and is baptized is made a child of God.
19
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What is sanctity according to the text?
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Sanctity is the union of man with his Savior, the perfection of charity.
20
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What is the essential question posed by the rich young man to Jesus?
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The rich young man asked, 'Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?'
21
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What do the Beatitudes respond to?
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The Beatitudes respond to man's natural desire for happiness.
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What is God's ultimate purpose in creating humans according to the Beatitudes?
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The Beatitudes reveal the goal of human existence, which is to call us to his own beatitude.
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What are the means to attain eternal happiness or beatitude?
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The means to it involve authentically pursuing human goods and living according to God's will.
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How is man's happiness related to his responsibility?
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Man's happiness, or beatitude, is directly related to his sense of responsibility in living the implications of God's will and attaining good.
25
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What do the eight Beatitudes express?
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The eight Beatitudes express Christian moral principles and attitudes or general dispositions in life.
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What is the relationship between moral good and personal destiny highlighted in the text?
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The young man senses that there is a connection between moral good and the fulfillment of his own destiny.
27
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What is the ultimate end of human acts as revealed by the Beatitudes?
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The ultimate end of human acts is to attain God's own beatitude.
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How does the fulfillment of human happiness relate to the divine?
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God has placed the desire for happiness in the human heart to draw man to the One who alone can fulfill it.