Sin and Forgiveness Glossary

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  • Created on: 16-02-18 14:10
Crime
That which is commited when a law of the state is broken
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Criminal
A person who breaks a law of the state
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Justice
Giving to others what is due/owed to them
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Punishment
A penalty inflicted on a criminal for a crime
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Human Laws
Laws of the state which seek to preverse justice and the common good
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Morality/Moral Law
The sense of right and wrong and the rules linked to it
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Sin
A falling short of what we are called to be by God, which seperates us
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Sin of Commission
When what we think, say or do falls short of our best selves/what God wants
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Sin of Omission
When what we don't do through lack of thought or care falls short of what we should do and what God has called us to do
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Object of a Moral Act
The act we do
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Intention of a Moral Act
Motive for doing the act
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Circumstances of the Moral Act
The specific situation in which we carry out the act
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Moral Absolutism
An over-simplification of morality that focuses only on the act
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Moral Relativism
An over-simplification of morality that focuses only on the intention, the circumstances or both
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Retribution
Restoration of the order disrupted by the disorder of a crime
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Expiation
The criminal's payment for, or way of making up for, the crime crime commited
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Deterrence
Discouraging potential wrongdoing with the threat of punishment
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Rehabilitation
Correcting, helping and healing a criminal
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Forgiveness/Mercy
To pardon someone who has wronged you
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Salvation
Jesus' healing of the seperation between humanity and God caused by sin
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Capital Punishment
The use of the death penalty as punishment for crimes
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Consequences of Sin
Death and eternal seperation from God
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Covenant
A mutual binding agreement
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Redemption
In religious terms, a word meaning 'rescue from sin'
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Grace
An undeserved free gift of God's love
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Original Sin
The inherited human inclination towards sin
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Freedom
Where each human being has the dignity and responsibilty to make their own choices
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Free Will
Each human being has the dignity and responsibility to make their own choices
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Hell
Eternal seperation from God
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Magnificat
The song of Mary from Luke 1:46-55
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Four Marks of the Church
One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic
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Pontifical
To do with the Pope
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Conciliar
To do with the great Church councils of bishops
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Magisterial
To do with the teaching role of the Pope and the Church
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People of God
The Church understood as a family belonging to God
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Body of Christ
The Church understood as embodying the presence of Christ on earth
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Consecrate
Set aside for sacred purposes
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Liturgy
The Church's public prayer and worship of God, especially in the Mass and sacraments
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Sacramental Nature of Reality
Creation is God's gift to us and points to God; God can use anything in creation to come to us and draw us to him
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Incarnation
The 'enfleshment' of God in Jesus; God becoming human in Jesus
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Sacrament
A religious rite (ceremony) in the life of the Church, which is an outward sign founded by Christ, through which an inward grace and sanctification (holiness) are given to a person by this outward sign
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Mass
The central act of worship in the Catholic Church in which Jesus' self-offering on Calvary is sacramentally made real and present again to bring salvation to the Church
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Eucharist
The term used for Christ's real presence under appearences of bread and wine after these are consecrated by the priest
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Liturgy of the Word
Part of the Mass where the Word of God in Scriptures is read aloud, followed by homily and intercessory prayers
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Liturgy of the Eucharist
Part of the Mass where bread, wine and (sometimes) other gifts are offered; then the bread and wine are consecrated (they become the Body and Blood of Christ) through the words of Jesus at the Last Supper being spoken over them by the priest
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The Christian Life
God's life/eternal life/ salvation/ grace/ love
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Mission
The Church, filled with the Holy Spirit, being sent by Christ into the world to evangelise all people
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Evangelisation
The proclaimation of the gospel, the 'good news' of God's love for all people as revealed in the life, death and the embodying/living out of this gospel in love
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A person who breaks a law of the state

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Criminal

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Giving to others what is due/owed to them

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Card 4

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A penalty inflicted on a criminal for a crime

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Card 5

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Laws of the state which seek to preverse justice and the common good

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