--The moralconnection between repeated acts of theft by one person is necessary,as was said, in order that these acts unite into one grave sin. , it would be unjust to keep the horse of Titus whichyou had borrowed, simply because Titus owed you a debt equal oon, if the spiritual good of a considerable number of thefaithful demands it (_Sacram Communionem_). (a) The teaching of Scripture is quite clear, since Our Lord, in answerto the question whether it were lawful to pay tribute to Caesar,replied: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's (Matt.
, Our Lord inMatt. ,there is generally no bad spirit behind these exclamations, and hencethe use of such expressions is not very sinful, even when correction isnot being made. The reason for this opinion is that God cannot accept a promise toHimself caused by injustice, nor can one be held to a promise madeunder unjust pressure. Hence, it differs from meekness,which deals with the internal emotion of anger, and from mercy, whichdeals with external goods bestowed upon the suffering.
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