Session 4 - Conscience, Truth and Self-Deception

Theme: Catholics are obliged to form conscience according to Truth, not preference.

Key Point - Do I conform my conscience or do I pick and choose?

Major Topics

• Formation of conscience

• Rationalization

• Ignorance

• Media and ideology

• Cafeteria Catholicism

Recommended Reading

Scripture

• Romans 2:14–16

• John 8:31–32

Catechism

• §§1776–1802 — Conscience

• §§1783–1785 — Formation of conscience

Summa

• I-II, Q.19 — Morality of acts

• I-II, Q.94 — Natural law

1983 Canon Law

• Can. 748

• Can. 752

1917 Comparisons

• Related assent and obedience canons