Conscience is the aboriginal Vicar of Christ. When he listens to his conscience, the prudent man can hear God speaking.
Conscience is the most secret core and sanctuary of a man.
Whose voice echoes in his depths. 3 - Enslavement to one's passions, It is important for every person to be sufficiently present to himself in order to hear and follow the voice of his conscience. The drunkard defiles the image of God in his soul. Every other sinner is able when dying to call on God for mercy, for he still has the use of his reason. Not so the drunkard.