From: duke 

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:48:46 -0700, 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.

Is that the same CCD manual that ds has.

duke, American-American
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