| 1797 For the man who has committed evil, the verdict of his conscience remains a pledge of conversion and of hope. |
| 1798 A well-formed conscience is upright and truthful. It formulates its judgments according to reason, in conformity with the true good willed by the wisdom of the Creator. Everyone must avail himself of the means to form his conscience. |
| 1799 Faced with a moral choice, conscience can make either a right judgment in accordance with reason and the divine law or, on the contrary, an erroneous judgment that departs from them. |
| 1800 A human being must always obey the certain judgment of his conscience. |
| 1801 Conscience can remain in ignorance or make erroneous judgments. Such ignorance and errors are not always free of guilt. |