From: rfischer{at}sonic.net (Ray Fischer)

duke   wrote:
> r{at}somis.org (òR L Measures) wrote:
>
>>> I have serious doubts about that statement but, then again, I don't have
>>a copy
>>> of your (rl's) CCD manual.
>
>>ò  - ... ... ... "We must remember, however, that the virtue
of Christian
>>truthfulness may be broken by excess as well as by defect, and, likewise,
>>that all our dealings with our fellow men must be guided by the great
>>moral virtue of prudence. Some times people ask us questions about things
>>they have no right to know. In cases like these we are allowed to answer
>>them in such a way as to divert their attention without at the same time
>>being so rude as to hurt their feelings. ..."
>>- - "The Commandments" (1958, the Archdiocese of Saint
Paul, Minnesota) "A
>>Manual for Catholic Pupils Attending the Senior High Schools",  p.105
>
>So a white lie is ok so as to rule out rudeness.

So you excuse lying.

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Ray Fischer
rfischer{at}sonic.net

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