What is your answer?

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

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1 is wrong. Please try again.

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

See p. 312.

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2 is wrong. Please try again.

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

The fact that many people who engage in extra-marital genital activity don't realize the serious evil of this activity does not imply that it will not cause a great deal of psychological, social, spiritual, and even physical suffering (e.g. venereal diseases).

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3 is correct!

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

See p. 312.

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4 is wrong. Please try again.

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

The authors hold that one is not a fair judge in one's own case and the above consultation is mandatory. See p. 312.

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5 is wrong. Please try again.

Which position do the authors hold?

    { 1 } - The grace of God is not necessary for growth in self-discipline.
    { 2 } - If one's subjective responsibility for objectively wrong sexual behavior is diminished by various factors, there will be no real objective harm caused by the behavior.
    { 3 } - With the help of modern medical knowledge, there are better, ethical solutions to sexual and reproductive problems than contraception, sterilization, and abortion.
    { 4 } - One is the fairest and best judge in one's own case, so in making decisions of conscience, consulting people of knowledge and objective viewpoint is not mandatory.
    { 5 } - If a teaching of the Catholic Church is difficult to follow, a Catholic may disregard that teaching.

This makes no more sense than disregarding a physician's advice about dieting or surgery because it is hard to take. See p. 312.

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