Catholic Morality 101: Types of Laws

This type of law is what humans are able to understand on our own, using reason. Written on our hearts, it is the inner, "moral compass" that points us to the good, the true, and the beautiful...and ultimately, to God Himself.

• Eternal

• Moral

• Natural

• Divine

This is NOT one of the types of persons

• Angelic

• Human

• Divine

• Nonliving

The LAW of JESUS, or the NEW LAW, is known as the LAW of....

• LOVE

• MORAL RELEVATIVISM

• LEGALISM

• THE 10 COMMANDMENTS

Whereas angelic persons exhibit an ETERNAL WILL, deciding for or against God at once and forever, human beings have THIS, which can vacillate (shift) between good and evil, moment to moment...

• FREE WILL

• SANCTIFYING GRACE

• MORAL LAW

• THEOLOGICAL VIRTUE

Whereas angelic persons exhibit an ETERNAL WILL, deciding for or against God at once and forever, human beings have THIS, which can vacillate (shift) between good and evil, moment to moment...

• FREE WILL

• SANCTIFYING GRACE

• MORAL LAW

• THEOLOGICAL VIRTUE

When it comes to the Three Persons of the Blessed Trinity, GOD the SON is known for His role as the...

• CREATOR

• REDEEMER

• SANCTIFIER

• GUIDER

MORALITY defines what is objectively...

• RIGHT vs. WRONG

• GOOD vs. EVIL

• GOD'S WILL vs. NOT GOD'S WILL for humanity

• All of the above

OBJECTIVE MORALITY is

• what is eternally, unchangeably, universally true

• based in the fundamental dignity of the human person

• rooted in the sacredness of human life

• All of the above

OBJECTIVE MORALITY is

• eternal (true at ALL TIMES)

• unchanging (true in ALL THINGS)

• universal (true for ALL PEOPLE)

• All of the above

SUBJECTIVE MORALITY can easily lead to...

• Moral relativism

• Divine Law

• Eternal Law

• Determinism