Part Three: Life in Christ › Section One of Part Three: Man’s Vocation - Life in the Spirit ›› CHAPTER 1: The Dignity of the Human Person ››› Article 4: The Morality of Human Acts ›››› IN BRIEF

Questions and Answers

1782. What are the three sources of morality of human acts? (CCC 1757) The three sources of morality of human acts are:
1. the object chosen (end/ aim of the act)
2. the intention (end/ aim of the acting subject)
3. the circumstances.
1783. What specifies morally the act of the will? (CCC 1758) The object chosen morally specifies the act of the will accordingly as reason judges it good or evil.
1784. Can a good intention justify an evil act? (CCC 1759) No, a good intention cannot justify an evil act (= object chosen).
1785. What does an act require to be morally good? (CCC 1760) To be morally good an act requires the goodness of its object, of its end and of its circumstances together.
1786. Why are there acts that it is always wrong to choose? (CCC 1761) There are acts that it is always wrong to choose, because their choice always entails a moral evil.