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Sep 7, 2023 · It’s ignorance that’s impossible (or nearly impossible) to overcome. In the words of moral theologians, “An action committed in ignorance of the law or the facts is not a voluntary act.” So, if you act based on this ignorance, you’re not held morally responsible. The concept of invincible ignorance isn’t just a modern idea. Historic ...
Sep 13, 2021 · This ignorance—“through no fault of their own”—is what the Catechism means by invincible ignorance. Understood properly, this is what Catholics have always believed, and what Scripture plainly teaches. But it’s possible to misunderstand the teaching in two serious (and dangerous) ways. First, let’s consider what this teaching does mean.
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Vincible ignorance is, in Catholic moral theology, ignorance that a person could remove by applying reasonable diligence in the given set of circumstances. It contrasts with invincible ignorance, which a person is either entirely incapable of removing, or could only do so by supererogatory efforts ( i.e., efforts above and beyond normal duty). [1]
Ignorance is said to be invincible when a person is unable to rid himself of it notwithstanding the employment of moral diligence, that is, such as under the circumstances is, morally speaking, possible and obligatory. This manifestly includes the states of inadvertence, forgetfulness, etc. Such ignorance is obviously involuntary and therefore ...
Jul 1, 1999 · Ignorance—Invincible and Vincible. In moral theology, ignorance is defined as a lack of knowledge that a person ought to have. Ignorance is distinguished from mere nescience, which is a lack of knowledge that a person has no need of. For example, a person who did not know the square root of 1429 would be ignorant of it if he were taking a ...
Dec 5, 2022 · It’s in the assumption that those who have not heard of Jesus will live and die in invincible ignorance. Remember, “no one is deemed to be ignorant of the principles of the moral law, which are written in the conscience of every man” (CCC 1860). There are basic moral truths, including truths about the existence of God, that are knowable ...
Ignorance of law, when one is unaware of the existence of the law itself, or at least that a particular case is comprised under its provisions. Ignorance of the fact, when not the relation of something to the law but the thing itself or some circumstance is unknown.
