Thesenon-consummated acts are indifferent in themselves and may be licitlyperformed for a just cause; they become sinful by reason of the evilpassion that animates them. --From injustice committed by judges we passnow to that committed by accusers. A lie may be expressed bylanguage, oral or written, by signs, by gestures, by insinuation, byexpressive silence, by actions or conduct (see 2012, 2028). Detraction, reasons for resistance to contumely or detraction, 2019;duty of one who answers contumely or detraction, 2020; definition, 2030c.
Hence, in this view mortal sin is incurred by notable defectin external, but not in internal attention. llow no odds though he knows that the probabilities are inhis favor; in gaming, a player who pretends to be ignorant in order tery; he who separates a business manand his patrons, intending to attract the trade to himself, is guil --Defloration and rape are distinct speciesof lust, for each of them in its very concept includes a special andnotable deformity not found in other species of impurity.
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