--(a) Theobligation is one of religion, because the significance of the oath isthat it adds the duty of respect owed to God to the duty of fidelityowed to the promise. Commutative justicedoes not oblige him to offer his services to one in need of them; butthere is a duty of legal justice to give his best efforts A slightreason may excuse at times from mortal sin (e. Natural law and divine positive law establish, in fact, that theprocreation of a new life cannot but be the fruit of marriage.
See propositions condemned by Innocent XI(Denzinger, n. Thesetitles are produced by the law itself (as in prescription), or by thelaw and the free will of m The Internal Acts of Religion. Brave endurance is anobler act of fortitude than brave attack; for endurance strugglesagainst superior st
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