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, when two contractantsstrengthen their compact by oath). ), and on the malice of the internal act of sin (89-93). ndelevation and leaves behind it an insatiable craving, so that those whohave once taken too much are very likely to repeat the act. , anoffering of sacred vessels or altar furnishings), or at least they arenot changed into the sacred condition of a sacrificial victim (e.

(b) If the aggression is not just,self-defense is lawful. , if one delays a gravely obligatory penance sixmonths, or so long as to be in danger of forgetting it; if one omits tosay a prayer on bended knees when this was chiefly intended by theconfessor). , a harmless lie) is only a venial sin. The adjuration isgravely irreverent to God if the thing sought (e.