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Morality Crossword 3
Across
2. using another’s thoughts, ideas, writings, etc. without
permission as if they were your own, a form of stealing
5. making amends for something one did wrong that harmed
another person or led to loss
7. God-given instinct to be in the right relationship with God,
other people, the world, and ourselves
8. intense and uncontrolled desire for sexual pleasure; one of
the seven deadly sins
10. written description or visual portrayal of a person or
action, created or viewed to stimulate sexual feelings
11. cardinal virtue that ensures that all persons, esp. the poor
and oppressed, receive what is due them
12. another name for Sunday and holy days of obligation;
Catholics must attend Mass on these days and avoid
unnecessary work
13. teaching that limited violence is morally acceptable in
defending yourself or your nation from an attack
Down
1. moral obligation for individuals and for the Church that
requires special attention to the poor, considering their needs
first and above all others
2. cardinal virtue that inclines people toward choosing the
moral good and avoiding evil
3. self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of
erotic pleasure or to achieve orgasm; the Church considers it
sinful because sexual acts should not be self-serving but
should bring a husband and wife to greater unity
4. action so contrary to the will of God that it results in a
complete separation from God and God’s grace; it can result
in eternal death; for a sin to be mortal the person must involve
grave matter, the person must have full knowledge of the evil
of the act, and the person must give his/her full consent to
commit the act
6. dealing with the goodness or evil of human acts, attitudes,
and values; it involves right judgment, decision-making skills,
personal freedom and responsibility; actions may be moral
(good), immoral (bad), or amoral (morally neutral)
9. lying while under oath
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Morality Crossword 4
Across
1. attributing to someone or something else a power that
belongs to God alone
7. body of teaching by the Church on economic and
social matters that includes moral judgments and
demands for action in favor of those being harmed
9. a less serious offense against the will of God that
diminishes one’s personal character and weakens but
does not rupture one’s relationship with God
10. good habit, one that attracts us to the good
11. attitude that we do not own the gifts God has given
us, but are trustees of those gifts; obligation to share
time, talent and material treasures with others
12. weekly day for rest and worship
Down
2. cardinal virtue by which one moderates his/her
appetites and passions in order to achieve balance in the
use of created goods
3. Church’s commitment, and mandate to its members,
to engage in conscious efforts to fight against, if not
overcome, social sin
4. injuring another’s reputation by telling lies and
spreading rumors
5. deliberately taking one’s own life; considered a
serious sin, but usually not done freely and deliberately
(due to mental illness), and therefore the person is often
not morally responsible for it
6. practice or habit that leads a person to sin
7. letter from the Pope addressed to members of the
universal Church regarding topics related to social
justice, human rights, and peace
8. making things right with another person who has been
harmed by an injustice, or returning/replacing what
belongs to another
WORD BANK
1. justice cardinal virtue that ensures that all persons, esp. the poor and oppressed, receive what is due them
2. legitimate defense teaching that limited violence is morally acceptable in defending yourself or your
nation from an attack
3. Lords Day another name for Sunday and holy days of obligation; Catholics must attend Mass on these
days and avoid unnecessary work
4. lust intense and uncontrolled desire for sexual pleasure; one of the seven deadly sins
5. masturbation self-manipulation of one’s sexual organs for the purpose of erotic pleasure or to achieve
orgasm; the Church considers it sinful because sexual acts should not be self-serving but should bring a
husband and wife to greater unity
6. morality dealing with the goodness or evil of human acts, attitudes, and values; it involves right
judgment, decision-making skills, personal freedom and responsibility; actions may be moral (good),
immoral (bad), or amoral (morally neutral)
7. mortal sin action so contrary to the will of God that it results in a complete separation from God and
God’s grace; it can result in eternal death; for a sin to be mortal the person must involve grave matter,
the person must have full knowledge of the evil of the act, and the person must give his/her full consent
to commit the act
8. natural law God-given instinct to be in the right relationship with God, other people, the world, and
ourselves
9. perjury lying while under oath
10. plagiarism using another’s thoughts, ideas, writings, etc. without permission as if they were your own, a
form of stealing
11. pornography written description or visual portrayal of a person or action, created or viewed to stimulate
sexual feelings
12. preferential option moral obligation for individuals and for the Church that requires special attention to
the poor, considering their needs first and above all others
13. prudence cardinal virtue that inclines people toward choosing the moral good and avoiding evil
14. reparation making amends for something one did wrong that harmed another person or led to loss
15. restitution making things right with another person who has been harmed by an injustice, or
returning/replacing what belongs to another
16. Sabbath weekly day for rest and worship
17. slander injuring another’s reputation by telling lies and spreading rumors
18. social doctrine body of teaching by the Church on economic and social matters that includes moral
judgments and demands for action in favor of those being harmed
19. social encyclical letter from the Pope addressed to members of the universal Church regarding topics
related to social justice, human rights, and peace
20. social justice Church’s commitment, and mandate to its members, to engage in conscious efforts to fight
against, if not overcome, social sin
21. stewardship attitude that we do not own the gifts God has given us, but are trustees of those gifts;
obligation to share time, talent and material treasures with others
22. suicide deliberately taking one’s own life; considered a serious sin, but usually not done freely and
deliberately (due to mental illness), and therefore the person is often not morally responsible for it
23. superstition attributing to someone or something else a power that belongs to God alone
24. temperance cardinal virtue by which one moderates his/her appetites and passions in order to achieve
balance in the use of created goods
25. venial sin a less serious offense against the will of God that diminishes one’s personal character and
weakens but does not rupture one’s relationship with God
26. vice practice or habit that leads a person to sin
27. virtue good habit, one that attracts us to the good