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    Conscienc E: The Subjective Norm of Morality

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    Conscience is defined as the moral faculty that makes us aware of our moral obligations and urges us to fulfill them. It reveals the love of God in our hearts and is present at the core of each person. Conscience can be free and unhindered in its decisions or it can be hindered by obstacles like ignorance, errors, fears or passions. It can also be correct and conforming to moral values and norms or it can be erroneous and lacking conformity. The formation of conscience is related to personal development and is influenced by internal factors like cognition, emotions and will, as well as external factors from family, school, society and the Church. Proper formation of conscience through education is indispensable for making good

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    Conscience is defined as the moral faculty that makes us aware of our moral obligations and urges us to fulfill them. It reveals the love of God in our hearts and is present at the core of each person. Conscience can be free and unhindered in its decisions or it can be hindered by obstacles like ignorance, errors, fears or passions. It can also be correct and conforming to moral values and norms or it can be erroneous and lacking conformity. The formation of conscience is related to personal development and is influenced by internal factors like cognition, emotions and will, as well as external factors from family, school, society and the Church. Proper formation of conscience through education is indispensable for making good

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    Conscience is defined as the moral faculty that makes us aware of our moral obligations and urges us to fulfill them. It reveals the love of God in our hearts and is present at the core of each person. Conscience can be free and unhindered in its decisions or it can be hindered by obstacles like ignorance, errors, fears or passions. It can also be correct and conforming to moral values and norms or it can be erroneous and lacking conformity. The formation of conscience is related to personal development and is influenced by internal factors like cognition, emotions and will, as well as external factors from family, school, society and the Church. Proper formation of conscience through education is indispensable for making good

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    CONSCIENC

    E
    The Subjective Norm of Morality
    What is Conscience?
    ■is technically defined as the moral faculty
    that makes known to man his moral
    obligation and urges him to fulfill that
    moral obligation.
    ■as the inner sanctuary of the human being
    (GS, 16). There he/she is alone with God,
    whose voice echoes in his/her depths.
    ■is the revealer of the love of God in the
    heart of the human person.
    Moral Conscience
    ■is present at the heart of the
    person, enjoins the person to do
    good and avoid evil.
    QUALITIES & DIVISIONS OF CONSCIENCE

    A. Quality of Conscience According to


    Personal Freedom
    ■Free. Conscience assumes personal
    decisions with full responsibility unhindered.

    ■Unfree. Conscience is hindered by some


    obstacles on the level of cognition
    (ignorance, errors, inattention) and volition
    (forced, fears, passions, habits/vices).
    Quality of Conscience
    According to Objective
    Value
    ■Correct: conformity with
    objective moral values and
    norms.
    ■Erroneous: lack of conformity
    with objective/personal moral
    demands.
    C. Quality of Conscience
    According to Moral Attitude
    ■Clear: confident and free in achieving
    sound moral awareness of values and their
    demands towards their translation into
    action.
    ■Scrupulous: judges sin to be present
    even when there is not.
    ■Lax conscience: judges lawful what is
    sinful and light what is grave.
    ■Strict conscience: judges too
    harshly.
    ■Pharisaical conscience: small
    things judged as too important and
    grave things judged as not
    important.
    ■Compensatory conscience:
    attempts to conceal.
    D. Quality of Conscience
    According to Degree of
    Certitude
    ■Certain: all practical doubt is resolved through a
    formation of moral judgment. It judges without
    fear and error.
    ■Doubtful conscience: uncertainty about
    morality. It can be solved by means of:
    ■a. Direct Solution
    ■Using reflex principles (rules of prudence), which
    is gained by inference from common
    circumstances, ordinary happenings, general
    experiences and observations
    ■b. Indirect Solution
    Using principles of compromise:
    1. Principle of Lesser Evil
    2. Principle of Double Effect and
    Proportionate Reason
    3. Principle of Cooperation
    ■Perplex Conscience: fears sin in
    whatever choice it makes
    ■Probable Conscience: in search of
    security and information
    ■Antecedent conscience: the judgment
    of the action is already passed even
    before the action.
    ■Consequent conscience: evaluates a
    deed already done or omitted; thus
    approving excuses and reproving
    accuses.
    FORMATION OF
    CONSCIENCE
    CCC 1783: ―Conscience must be informed … the
    education of conscience is indispensable for human
    beings.‖
    ■The formation of conscience is related to the
    formation of the person. The formation interacts
    with various factors and influences such as:
    1. Internal
    a. Cognitive
    b. Affective
    c. Volitional
     
    2. External
    a. Family
    b. School
    c. Society
    d. Church

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