Forming a Correct Conscience

Form the correct conscience to form the correct conscience in the two main environments. The main environment is the family, the family begins to shape the conscience of children and the ability to choose good and evil, and in the second environment, the school is as important as the first environment. From 5 years old to 18 years old, school is the core part of child's life. These years are the most vulnerable and most vulnerable. The educational system and its internal teachers are an important element that enables children to help develop moral and socially sensitive conscience and thereby promote children's integrity.

The wrong conscience is a wrong conscience. This is not a correct conscience. There is no moral equivalence between the two. There is no moral equivalence between truth and error, good and evil. If ignorance is not unbeatable, intentionally the wrong conscience is an objective mistake, it is the culprit. If a person tries to maintain moral principles or ethics but fails due to human weakness, we can praise his efforts to maintain moral principles. But we can not praise His attacks against his failure and moral principles. Murder is always wrong. Innocence is always wrong. Homosexuality is always wrong. Contraception is always wrong

Now we deal with shaping, educating and forming conscience. Forming our conscience always turns into truth and kindness (VS 63b). Remember the three elements of conscience. First of all, we must learn basic moral principles known through nature's moral law through God's revelation and the teaching of the Church. The third part of the CCC is very helpful here. Secondly, we must learn how moral reasoning, moral principles apply to every situation of life. We must understand why good moral principles are objective, consistent and universally applicable. We see that they apply even to "difficult cases". Thirdly, when making a moral judgment about this specific human behavior, you should use a reasonable reasoning to match the truth and pursue goodness. All three elements of conscience need education, training, practice, and experience.

The highest stage of moral reasoning is the sixth phase "universal morality - principle orientation" (on consistent, comprehensive moral principles). Morally correct decisions are in line with their own conscience and comply with a logically comprehensive, universal and consistent and effective series of moral principles. Decisions are made based on the principle, not on the basis of rules. These decisions are based on the moral principles of justice, equality, human rights, and dignity.

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