2007-12-06 09:18:11 · 12 answers · asked by Linda-chica 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think the question should be asked for all religious groups, no?
2007-12-06 09:22:11 · answer #1 · answered by STAR POWER=) 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If a Catholic is obeying the Magisterium and following the Catechism, his conscience shouldn't be in conflict with the Church's teachings. If it is, perhaps he needs to look at the areas of his life in which he is commiting sin.
Rebellion against God and the truth of the Church is normally the reason for a Catholic with an uneasy conscience. Just ask Martin Luther.
2007-12-06 17:22:45 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The Magisterium and Catechism are firm guides in the formation of conscience. If you rely only on your own opinion of right and wrong, it is easy to justify your actions. You must have a measuring stick to know how long an object is. You must have a standard to measure your actions.
2007-12-07 12:50:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Every Christian every day is faced with important moral choices, choices that either strengthen our relationship with God or hurt it. At the heart of these choices is our conscience.
A well-formed conscience is essential when a student is tempted to take the easy way out and cheat on an exam, steal pieces for a term paper off the internet, experiment with drugs, alcohol or sex. It is essential when young adults are making decisions about their relationships and how to keep them both holy and happy. It is essential to our soldiers when they are faced with decisions about how to treat enemy soldiers who are in the Abu Ghraib prison.
Only a well-formed conscience will be able to direct us to pursue the good when we are forced to make choices in a very complex world.
A real understanding of "conscience" is essential to every person. To follow one's conscience is at the very center of one's moral life.
Conscience does not mean::
+ Feelings. When someone says, "I feel that this is the right thing to do, and I have the right to follow my conscience. The Church can't dictate to me what is right or wrong in my life."
+ Scruples, keeping rules for rules sake.
+ Social norms or political correctness, what is acceptable to the majority.
The Second Vatican Council document Gaudium et Spes defined conscience this way:
"Deep within his conscience man discovers a law which he has not laid upon himself but which he must obey. Its voice, ever calling him to love and to do what is good and to avoid evil, sounds in his heart at the right moment...For man has in his heart a law inscribed by God…"
There are two essential elements of the conscience:
+ It is God given, not invented by an individual nor by society
+ It is directed to the objectively good, not what feels right
The Bible, the Magisterium, and the Catechism are some of the tools we use to develop a good conscience.
With love in Christ.
2007-12-09 02:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cathechism and the magisterium teaches us to have a good conscience. a conscience that has a fear of the lord and faith in God. Having a conscience filled with faith is a faith nourished by the Church in the name of Christ.
2007-12-09 03:55:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most Catholics don't even know what you're talking about. Why do you think the Catholic church is the only one that has a catechism? The Episcopal and Christian Orthodox church have one too. Is meant to explain what the church believes in and to help the people understand their religious beliefs better. Is not meant to substitute conscience, that comes from your mind.
2007-12-06 17:22:36 · answer #6 · answered by cynical 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It is my faith that informs my conscience. It's all of one piece, if I accept the Church's authority (which I do) to define doctrine and teach the truth (which it does).
2007-12-06 19:42:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If one's conscience is not aligned with the teaching of Christ's Church then one is not in God's will.
In Christ
Fr. Joseph
2007-12-06 17:30:10 · answer #8 · answered by cristoiglesia 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
yes. Most people today's conscience is made up from public opinion which is faulty as hell
2007-12-06 17:23:19 · answer #9 · answered by Midge 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
As a catholic myself we mainly believe in our conscience...I am offended that you ask that because every religion has its quirks that others don't believe in...thats why we live in AMERICA! freedom of religion...NO religion is wrong!
2007-12-06 17:23:01 · answer #10 · answered by Mac 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋