(b) It is a mortal sin, from its nature, since it is ahorror and detestation for the divine good. --Just as the Church has the right and duty to make lawswhich will promote the spiritual welfare of her members, so has theState the power an Thus, if one knows that a blasphemer is only madeworse by scolding or remonstrances, it is a sin to attempt to correcthim as to those ways: Rebuke not a scorner lest he hate thee (Prov. Participation of Catholics in non-Catholic services is eitheractive or passive.
toavoid punishment, are dispositions that lead up to love of God, or toprogress in His love; but they are not the end of the act of love. Dislike is a mortal sin only when one despises another so muchthat one deliberately loathes even that which is o And Anthor struck the arm of his chair with a balled and furyfilled fist, Yes, I refer to the Second Foundation. What has been learned by heart is more easily retained in thememory, and hence the common practice of committing the Catechism tomemory is to be recommended.
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