levo

Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment

  • 8 subtopics
  • 24 things to know
  • Paper 2
  • Paper 2, Religion, Peace and Conflict, for the religion studied in this area. Two of the three areas are taken, each through a different religion

What Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment covers

Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment is examined in Paper 2, Area of Study 2: Religion, Peace and Conflict, if Catholic Christianity is the religion studied for that area. A student who studies Catholic Christianity may not study Christianity in their other area. It covers Catholic attitudes towards justice, Catholic attitudes towards crime and the work of Prison Fellowship, Catholic teachings about good, evil and suffering, Catholic attitudes towards punishment, Catholic attitudes towards the aims of punishment, Catholic teachings about forgiveness and mercy, Catholic teachings about the treatment of criminals and torture and Catholic attitudes towards the death penalty.

Where it is assessed

Paper 2

Area of Study 2, Religion, Peace and Conflict, if this is the religion studied for that area.

Check the Pearson Edexcel specification ↗

The 8 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

What you need to know

Answer each one before you reveal it.

Your recallNot started
Key term

Why does justice matter for victims of crime, and how do Catholics support them?

Key term

Why do Humanists value justice, and how do Catholics respond to their view?

Key term

What makes an action good in Catholic teaching, and how is it rewarded?

Key term

What does Exodus 21:8–13 teach about the punishment for killing?

Key term

How do Catholics distinguish crime from sin?

Key term

What do Catholics understand by punishment?

Key term

What are the four aims of punishment?

Key term

What is forgiveness in Catholic teaching?

Key term

What does Proverbs 31:8–9 teach?

Key term

What do Catholics see as the main causes of crime?

Key term

What makes an action good in Catholic teaching?

Key term

Why is punishment important for Catholics?

Key term

What is protection as an aim of punishment, and what do Catholics think of it?

Key term

What did Jesus teach Peter about how often to forgive in Matthew 18:21–22?

Key term

How do Catholics apply Proverbs 31:8–9 to the treatment of criminals?

Key term

What is capital punishment?

Key term

What does justice mean for Catholics?

Key term

Why do Catholics see crime as a problem for society?

Key term

How do Catholics believe good actions are rewarded?

Key term

What does the Catechism (2266) teach about the state's right to punish?

Key term

What is retribution?

Key term

How did Jesus show forgiveness on the cross?

Key term

What does the Catholic Church teach about how criminals should be treated?

Key term

What are the main purposes claimed for capital punishment?

Take Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment further

The same content, four other ways.

Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

  • Crime vs Sin

    Crime: an action that breaks the law of the state. Sin: an action that breaks God's law.

  • Moral evil vs Natural evil

    Moral evil: suffering caused by deliberate human choices. Natural evil: suffering caused by nature, such as earthquakes or disease.

  • Forgiveness vs Mercy

    Forgiveness: letting go of anger and revenge against a wrongdoer. Mercy: compassion shown to someone who deserves punishment.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

  1. 1

    What does justice mean for Catholics?

    Model answer

    Justice is fairness, where everyone receives what they are due and the law applies equally to all. Justice also means putting right what has been done wrong.

  2. 2

    Why is justice important for Catholics?

    Model answer

    God is just and commands people to act justly. Every person is made in God's image and deserves to be treated fairly.

  3. 3

    What does the Catechism say the virtue of justice is?

    Model answer

    The Catechism calls justice the virtue of giving God and neighbour what is due to them. Justice is one of the four cardinal virtues.

  4. 4

    What does Micah 3:1–12 condemn?

    Model answer

    Micah condemns the rulers of Israel who hate good, love evil and exploit the people. Judges take bribes, priests teach for pay and prophets predict for money.

  5. 5

    What does Micah 3 warn will happen because of injustice?

    Model answer

    Micah warns that Jerusalem will become a heap of ruins because of its leaders' corruption. God will not answer the prayers of those who do evil.

  6. 6

    What does Micah 3:8 say about the prophet's own role?

    Model answer

    Micah says he is filled with power, with the Spirit of the Lord, and with justice. Micah speaks out boldly against the sin of Israel.

What is inside Levo

Six ways to work the same material.

1Closed book
2Open book
3Closed book

The 3-step method, run for you

Answer cold, learn it, then prove it stuck. Levo tracks the jump between your first attempt and your last.

Catholic Christianity: Catholic Beliefs
Catholic Christianity: Living the Catholic Life
Catholic Christianity: Marriage and the Family
Catholic Christianity: Matters of Life and Death

Cram a whole paper in one sitting

Sort every topic into what you know and what you do not, then drill only the weak ones.

The Act also made compulsory.
monogamypolygamydivorce

Blank Blitz makes facts automatic

Rapid timed gap-fills on the terms and numbers you need to recall without thinking.

AOmnipotent means all-powerful.
BBenevolent means all-loving and wholly good.
CEternal means existing without beginning or end.

Build It gets the exam shape right

Assemble a full-mark answer from its marking points, in the order an examiner wants them.

Miri means worldly or political authority.
TrueFalse

Test It catches misconceptions

Spot the fault in a statement. The traps are the mistakes students actually make.

721941163128510

Brain Breaks between sessions

Short focus games to reset attention, so the next set lands better than the last.

Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment revision questions

What does Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment cover in Edexcel GCSE Religious Studies B?
8 subtopics: catholic attitudes towards justice, catholic attitudes towards crime and the work of prison fellowship, catholic teachings about good, evil and suffering, catholic attitudes towards punishment, catholic attitudes towards the aims of punishment, catholic teachings about forgiveness and mercy, catholic teachings about the treatment of criminals and torture and catholic attitudes towards the death penalty. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.
How is Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment organised?
By the Edexcel 1RB0 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.

Every question in Catholic Christianity: Crime and Punishment, on a schedule.

Attempt a question from memory, write the correct version, then attempt it again. Levo records the jump between your first attempt and your last, and brings each question back on the day you are due to forget it.

Or £46 a year, about £3.83 a month. Cancel anytime.