tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post1564031242701244214..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Roman Catholic Teaching: "Cheating in an examination at school is not sinful unless it brings injustice to others"?James Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-10113352225882881322013-08-27T14:08:10.299-04:002013-08-27T14:08:10.299-04:00James,
I wish I had a copy of that Catechism when...James,<br /><br />I wish I had a copy of that Catechism when I was in high school...I would have taken it out if/when I was caught cheating. haha.<br /><br />I think the key to this is "what is a lie?" A lie is sinful if it violates your neighbor's right to truth. Years ago when trying to challenge a priest, we asked him, "if the Nazis knocked on your door and asked if you were harboring fugitives, is it a sin to lie to the Nazis?" I think we were trying more or less to "trap" the priest in a conundrum. The (obvious) answer the priest gave is "No. because the Nazis have no right to know who you have in your house."<br /><br />So, the author delineated the logic of a "lie" being a violation of the neighbor's rights and then draws the conclusion that cheating on an exam is not sinful if it does not violate the neighbor's rights. <br /><br />The problem with the logic--which is likely why it would have been changed is that cheating on an exam might not necessarily violate the neighbor but it affects the integrity of the individual and thus makes it sinful. <br /><br />I think the person who gave the Imprimatur/Nihil Obstat wasn't thinking clearly on that one--or missed it. TheDenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01249467690546096072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-32751004685787731352013-08-23T22:55:38.860-04:002013-08-23T22:55:38.860-04:00"I've been told that the revised edition ...<i>"I've been told that the revised edition of this catechism (1986) is changed at this section."</i><br /><br />So this version of this catechism received the Nihil Obstat and Imprimatur and <b>still</b> had to be revised? <br /><br />So how am I to really know that something is either sinful or permissible when I read a catechism or some other book that has received the N.O. & Imprimatur? How can I have confidence if these writings are subject to future correction?<br /><br />Where is that certainty when you really need it?EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649331234241764065noreply@blogger.com