, if the penitent is in a stateof sin and cannot return to confession for a long time), and it shouldbe granted conditionally for a very serious reason (e. atter of Church Law, 425; kinds of acts governed by ChurchLaw, 426; persons bound by general laws, 427 sqq. (c) It calls on God to bear witness; that is, it confirms the truth ofone's words by God Himself, who can neither deceive nor be deceived. But the person attackedmay hit harder and oftener than the assailant, if he is able, so thatthe latter may beware of him another time.
--(a) From its nature theft--and, muchmore, robbery--is a grave sin; for it is opposed to the virtues of Alphonsus gives as a rule that when a commodity isvalued at 5, it may be sold for 6 or bought for 4; when val Ways of Opposing Defamation Made in One's Presence. There are exceptions,however, as when the third party renounces his right, or when the Pope,in virtue of his supreme authority
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