Catholic Word of the Day: LAX CONSCIENCE, 05-29-15

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LAX CONSCIENCE

 

An erroneous conscience when the mind decides on insufficient grounds that a sinful act is permissible or that something gravely wrong is not serious.

All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.

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Thus we have sins like adultery, mass deception, homosexuality, contraception, lack of respect for parents and other elders -- and the list goes on and on -- including a lack of respect for God.

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[Grateful2God]

**...lack of respect for parents and other elders...**

Excellent point! It really does take a village to raise a child: older siblings; aunts and uncles; TEACHERS, and anyone else in authority- and parents with enough sense to avail themselves of that help. From this comes respect for others, discipline, and self-respect. Thank God for all the people who cared enough to say, "hey, that's not right," and all the parents who backed them up!

[WriteOn]

I usually start with the 10 commandments and the precepts of the Church and balance that against the Jansensist impulses that still plague the Church.