This document discusses distinguishing between good and evil. It states that good conforms to God's law while evil deviates from it. It also says that man can distinguish good from evil when he believes in God and wants to do what is right, as God gave him intelligence for this purpose. Additionally, it addresses that different social positions create different wants, but natural law still applies uniformly as those positions are part of nature and progress. Finally, it concludes that good and evil are absolute for all people, though responsibility may differ depending on one's position.

1. 630. How can we distinguish
between good and evil?
"Good is whatever is in
conformity with the law of
God; and evil is whatever
deviates from it. Thus, to do
right, is to conform to the law
of God; to do wrong, is to
infringe that law."

2. 631. Has man of himself
the means of
distinguishing what is
good from what is evil?
"Yes, when he believes
in God, and desires to do
what is right. God has
given him intelligence in
order that he may
distinguish between
them."

5. 635. The different social positions create new wants which are not the
same for all men. Natural law would therefore appear not to be a
uniform rule?
"Those different positions are in nature, and according to the law of
progress; they do not invalidate the unity of natural law, which applies
to everything."

6. 636. Are good and evil
absolute for all men?
"The law of God is the
same for all; but evil
resides especially in the
desire for its commission.
Good is always good, and
evil is always evil,
whatever a man's position
may be; the difference is in
the degree of his
responsibility.“
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