- the state of living in communion with God and sharing in the gift of divine life enjoyed by our first parents
- new technologies to correct birth defects in uteri are morally allowed when they are used to preserve the lives of both mother and fetus
- When we follow Christ, we will find the ____ to true happiness
- genetic engineering is morally wrong when it is done for the purpose of creating a person with predetermined properties, such as a specific gender
- The Church has condemned stem cell research as immoral when it uses the cells of embryos and fetuses obtained through in vitro fertilization.
- when threatened with bodily harm by an unjust aggressor, we are allowed to defend ourselves and others
- To consider a war to be just, you must have a just cause, which means you are using war to prevent or correct a grave public evil.
- the congregation for the doctrine of the faith promotes and safeguards
- If you know of someone who is thinking about suicide, it is essential that you
- our reason and the law of love tells us that it makes more sense to resolve conflicts
- We owe civil authority our obedience even when it is evident that this obedience is in conflict with God's moral law.
- God calls all leaders to promote and defend the common good through morally acceptable means.
- An important money principle is that citizens exist for the good of the state
- Christ's call to "live in the world, but not of the world" means that we are to associate only with those people who share our values.
- The Church discourages solidarity movements, such as the formation of labor unions.
- God's plan for our salvation is accomplished only through our involvement in religious communities, not through involvement in other public groups or political communities.
- christian's are called challenge the values in our society that are contrary to Gods values
- All public authority, civil and religious, comes from God.
- Through the gift of ______ we are given the ability to see and to understand the order of things God places within creation
- By participating in public life, Christians show their obedience to the Second Commandment.