Philosophers have long debated the question of morality.

There are two primary schools of thought regarding the nature of morality, with numerous subordinate views on either side.

One extreme position holds that morality is nothing more than custom, is entirely subjective, and doesn't really exist in the world of reality.

"Good" and "bad" are thus viewed in this extreme as being little more than subjective value judgements, and since an enormous difference of view exists among various people as to what constitutes "good" and what constitutes "bad", this is evidence that there is no such thing as any objective "good" or "bad".

On the other hand we have the opposing extreme position.  This view holds that morality is an objective fact, fact that is NOT subject to personal view or opinion.

Persons holding this view usually take the position on the grounds of some kind of presumed authority.

The two major origins for this authority are viewed either as theological, or legal.

The theological view posits that morality is what the church (God, his angels, or his earthly agents) says that it is.

Since the presumed source of this view is divine, it cannot be challenged, or even questioned.  The pronouncement must be accepted.