| 1794 A good and pure conscience is enlightened by true faith, for charity proceeds at the same time "from a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith."
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| 1795 "Conscience is man's most secret core, and his sanctuary. There he is alone with God whose voice echoes in his depths" (GS 16). |
| 1796 Conscience is a judgment of reason by which the human person recognizes the moral quality of a concrete act. |
| 1797 For the man who has committed evil, the verdict of his conscience remains a pledge of conversion and of hope. |