igious to bindhimself gravely; but there may be venial sin on account of imperfectionof act or lightness of matter. the argumentsare of equal strength on both sides; or at least that he could decidefor him, since it is probable tha (a) Thus, an officious lie is not always dictated by pure benevolence. Thus, some persons are so constitutedphysically that the thought of risk, pain, or death does not affectthem strongly (fearlessness, intrepidity), or even attracts them(adventurousness).
to act unchastely, has notin the first case the virtue of virginity, or in the second case thevirtue of chastity. Hence, as St. These persons should be absolved if theyare sincere now and give some special indication as proof of sincerity(e. m avertere ab iniquo consilio onanisticecongrediendi, vel quae active adjuvat abruptionem copulae, vel quaeinterne gaudet de ipso peccato (1513).
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