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- Both the Magisterium of the Church...and the moral sense of the faithful have been in no doubt and have firmly maintained that masturbation is an intrisically and gravely disordered action. The deliberate use of the sexual faculty, for whatever reason, outside of marriage is essentially contrary to its purpose. [Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1994]
- We [Catholics] are also under an obligation to keep secrets faithfully. And sometimes the easiest way to fulfill that duty is to say what is false, or to tell a lie. [Catholic Encyclical X, 195]
- So that a false statement knowingly made to one who has a right to the truth will not be a lie. We [Catholics] are also under an obligation to keep secrets faithfully. And sometimes the easiest way to fulfill that duty is to say what is false, or to tell a lie. [Catholic Encyclical IX, 471]
- If, therefore, the Catholic Church also claims the right of dogmatic intolerance with regard to her teachings, it is unjust to reproach her for exercising this right...She regards dogmatic intolerance not alone as her contestable right, but also as a sacred duty...According to Romans 8:11, the secular authorities have the right to punish, especially grave crimes with death; consequently, 'heretics may be not only excommunicated, but also justly put to death.' [The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1911 Edition, Vol. 14, pp.776,768]
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