Which Catholic approach to morality do you prefer, act-oriented or person-oriented? Cite experiences please,,.

Question

An act-oriented approach focuses on the external acts of the person. On the other hand, a person-oriented approach judges the morality of an act in relation to the whole perso doing the act. It includes motive, intention & personal struggles of the person before doing the act.


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Answer 1

Your act-oriented approach is an OBJECTIVE one, so is easy to categorize as good/evil, black/white, of God/not of God.

Your person-oriented approach is SUBJECTIVE, requiring extensive details on both the person, the act, and the circumstances.

All we lowly humans can hope to do is avoid OBJECTIVELY sinful acts, situations, and people.

God alone has the ability to take into account ALL the various SUBJECTIVE factors, and arrive at a true and proper particular JUDGMENT of each individual person.

Answer 2

Act oriented or person-oriented are more to self righteous act. How about God oriented action. Which mean, we base our moral value from the word of God. Exodus 20, the 10 Commandments are God's given moral standard. And God standard are perfect.

Romans 3:19-21
19 Now we know that whatever the Law says, it says to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. 20 Therefore by the deeds of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for by the law is the knowledge of sin.21 But now the righteousness of God apart from the law is revealed, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,

So, for example if I hate someone by God's standard I already commit murder in my own heart (1 John 3:15)
When I lust on someone I already commit adultery in my heart (Matthew 5:28)
When I steal something, even as little as a candy, that already make me a thief.
When I lie, little lie, big lie, will also make me a liar.

So on the day of judgment, without repentance God will find me guilty. And the punishment is hell. The good news is on John 3:16
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

When I became born again, I know that I will still sin, but I'm no longer slave to my sin.
Romans 6:6
6 knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin.

Answer 3

Morality always involves both aspects. A specific act either is or is not objectively immoral, and that has to be established first, before any subjective aspects can be considered. Subjective considerations do not lessen the objective immorality of the act, but they may lessen personal culpability for committing it.
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Answer 4

Actually, I prefer the Biblical approach to morality. You can always trust the Bible. It's never changing.

Answer 5

I thought person-oriented meant oriented to persons (i.e. other people).

For the record, I'm not Catholic, I'm Orthodox.

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