Definition of terms " intrinsically evil act ".....?

[fpt]

What are the differences between these terms? Are there differences? What are they? The question is to know if yes or no there are differences of meanings, senses, of acceptions in the catholic context ( in catholic philosophy and in catholic theology)?

An intrinsically evil act;
An intrinsically wrong act;
An objectively wrong act;
A profoundly illicit act;
A wrong act, per se;
A wrong act in itself;
An unnatural act;
An objectively evil act;
…etc.

I guess that the meaning is the same, but I am not sure!!! I want to share it, because in many threads, we are talking about the wrong acts without to know what is the true acception of these terms.

How to identify if an act is per se wrong or or in function of the circuntances. The writers of this forum and/or theologians seem not to be on the same line.

 

[sw85]

There are three sources for determining the morality of an action. The first is the object, the “what” of what you’re doing. The second is the intention, the “why” you’re doing it. The third is the circumstances, the who, when, where, and how of what you’re doing.

A deficiency with respect to any of these things makes an act automatically immoral. An intrinsically evil act is one in which the object itself is immoral, meaning that there is no possible intention and no possible circumstance under which the act is licit. Other acts may have a moral object but can be pursued for bad reasons or under bad circumstances, so their evil is contingent, secondary, and accidental.

 

[Ron_Conte]

These terms all refer to intrinsically evil acts:

An intrinsically evil act;
An intrinsically wrong act;
A wrong act in itself;

An intrinsically evil act is a human act (a knowing choice) that is inherently ordered, by the very nature of the act, towards an evil moral object. The moral object is the proximate end, in terms of morality, toward which the act is intrinsically directed

“An objectively wrong act” is not necessarily intrinsically evil. All intrinsically evil acts are objectively wrong, but an act can also be objectively wrong if it has an evil intention or if the act can be reasonably anticipated to do more harm than good.

The same can be said for “A profoundly illicit act” except that profoundly illicit implies that the objectively wrong act is necessarily a mortal sin.

“A wrong act, per se” is not a clear term. If it means wrong in and of itself, i.e. by the nature of the act, then the act would be intrinsically evil.

“An unnatural act” is a term sometimes used to indicate intrinsically evil types of sexual acts.

“An objectively evil act” every type of sin is objectively evil before God.

 

[fpt]

If i understand well:

An " unnatural act " is always an intrinsically evil act [an intrinsically wrong act or a wrong act in itself, or a wrong act in and of itself] and a profoundly illicit act, thus it is also necessarily a mortal sin;

What is (are) the intellectual method(s) that has (have) to be used by a catholic philosopher, a catholic theologian, a catholic lawyer, a catholic ethicist, a catholic thinker, a catholic priest, a catholic lay person in order to to define and to identify an unnatural act?

How to define and to identify an unnatural sexual act within marriage and in the context of marital act without:

These heresies: the manicheism, the catharism, the jansenism, the fideism, the victorianism, the puritanism, the theoretical providentialism;

These wrong mentalities: the moralism, the rigorism, the dolorism, the prudism (the prudishness), the scrupulism;

These ideologies: the absolute rationalism, the anti-rationalism, the primary anti-personalism, the primary anti-phenomenologism, the absurdism (absurdity or absurdisness);

 

[davidv]

If i understand well:

An " unnatural act " is always an intrinsically evil act [an intrinsically wrong act or a wrong act in itself, or a wrong act in and of itself] and a profoundly illicit act, thus it is also necessarily a mortal sin;

What is (are) the intellectual method(s) that has (have) to be used by a catholic philosopher, a catholic theologian, a catholic lawyer, a catholic ethicist, a catholic thinker, a catholic priest, a catholic lay person in order to to define and to identify an unnatural act?

How to define and to identify an unnatural sexual act within marriage and in the context of marital act without:

These heresies: the manicheism, the catharism, the jansenism, the fideism, the victorianism, the puritanism, the theoretical providentialism;

These wrong mentalities: the moralism, the rigorism, the dolorism, the prudism (the prudishness), the scrupulism;

These ideologies: the absolute rationalism, the anti-rationalism, the primary anti-personalism, the primary anti-phenomenologism, the absurdism (absurdity or absurdisness);

What do you mean by “unnatural”? This as a very imprecise word, with multiple meanings, so it is not clear why you are using it in rephasing the others descriptions of intrinsic evil. Until this meaning is established your questions don’t have a reasonable answer.

 

[fpt]

What do you mean by “unnatural”? This as a very imprecise word, with multiple meanings, so it is not clear why you are using it in rephasing the others descriptions of intrinsic evil. Until this meaning is established your questions don’t have a reasonable answer.

" What do you mean by “unnatural”? This as a very imprecise word, with multiple meanings, so it is not clear ". Indeed, that is the question? You are right, it is the great issue??? How to define the concept of unnatural act? How to identify it? How to identify them?

How to identify the unnatural sexual acts in the marriage and in the context of marital act? Do we have the list of unnatural sexual acts with the good definition and the real and objective acception? How to define and to identify an unnatural sexual act within marriage and in the context of marital act without:

1. these heresies: the manicheism, the catharism, the jansenism, the fideism, the victorianism, the puritanism, the theoretical providentialism;
   2.these wrong mentalities: the moralism, the rigorism, the dolorism, the prudism (the prudishness), the scrupulism;
2. these ideologies: the absolute rationalism, the anti-rationalism, the primary anti-personalism, the primary anti-phenomenologism, the absurdism (absurdity or absurdisness);?

I guess that an unnatural sexual act means to go against the nature of the sexual act. That is going to against the ends and the essential / fundamental finalities of the sexual institution. That is a denaturing of sexual institution of marital act. That is a rape of sexual institution.

 

[fpt]

For the catholicism:

The moral natural law = The natural law =? Yes or No? These terms, are they equivalent?
For me, these two formulations mean the same concept, but I am not sure!!!
What is the moral natural law? How to identify the moral natural law?

The moral theology has for function to understand the moral natural law ???

 

[davidv]

For the catholicism:

The moral natural law = The natural law =? Yes or No? These terms, are they equivalent?
For me, these two formulations mean the same concept, but I am not sure!!!
What is the moral natural law? How to identify the moral natural law?

The moral theology has for function to understand the moral natural law ???

Does this excerpt for the Catechism help with your search for a meaningful definition?

1955 The “divine and natural” law6 shows man the way to follow so as to practice the good and attain his end. The natural law states the first and essential precepts which govern the moral life. It hinges upon the desire for God and submission to him, who is the source and judge of all that is good, as well as upon the sense that the other is one’s equal. Its principal precepts are expressed in the Decalogue. This law is called “natural,” not in reference to the nature of irrational beings, but because reason which decrees it properly belongs to human nature:

Where then are these rules written, if not in the book of that light we call the truth? In it is written every just law; from it the law passes into the heart of the man who does justice, not that it migrates into it, but that it places its imprint on it, like a seal on a ring that passes onto wax, without leaving the ring.7 The natural law is nothing other than the light of understanding placed in us by God; through it we know what we must do and what we must avoid. God has given this light or law at the creation.8
1956 The natural law, present in the heart of each man and established by reason, is universal in its precepts and its authority extends to all men. It expresses the dignity of the person and determines the basis for his fundamental rights and duties:
For there is a true law: right reason. It is in conformity with nature, is diffused among all men, and is immutable and eternal; its orders summon to duty; its prohibitions turn away from offense . . . . To replace it with a contrary law is a sacrilege; failure to apply even one of its provisions is forbidden; no one can abrogate it entirely.9
1957 Application of the natural law varies greatly; it can demand reflection that takes account of various conditions of life according to places, times, and circumstances. Nevertheless, in the diversity of cultures, the natural law remains as a rule that binds men among themselves and imposes on them, beyond the inevitable differences, common principles.
1958 The natural law is *immutable *and permanent throughout the variations of history;10 it subsists under the flux of ideas and customs and supports their progress. The rules that express it remain substantially valid. Even when it is rejected in its very principles, it cannot be destroyed or removed from the heart of man. It always rises again in the life of individuals and societies:
Theft is surely punished by your law, O Lord, and by the law that is written in the human heart, the law that iniquity itself does not efface.11
1959 The natural law, the Creator’s very good work, provides the solid foundation on which man can build the structure of moral rules to guide his choices. It also provides the indispensable moral foundation for building the human community. Finally, it provides the necessary basis for the civil law with which it is connected, whether by a reflection that draws conclusions from its principles, or by additions of a positive and juridical nature.
1960 The precepts of natural law are not perceived by everyone clearly and immediately. In the present situation sinful man needs grace and revelation so moral and religious truths may be known "by everyone with facility, with firm certainty and with no admixture of error."12 The natural law provides revealed law and grace with a foundation prepared by God and in accordance with the work of the Spirit.