(c) From the lightness of the matter, formal disobedience is only avenial sin, if the contempt is imp The Potential Parts of Temperance. --(a) ConditionalVow. --Honor is owed to superiors on account of their position ofauthority, which is derived from God, not on account of their personalcharacter, for personally they may be wicked.
Obedience to Tax Laws. (b) Restitutionshould be promised before absolution is given, and, if there is awell-founded doubt about the sincerity of a promise, the confessor maydelay absolution until restitution has been made. ibute more than their share, theconfessor should not enjoin payment under pain of denial of absolution. e who denies what he believes, or who states as doubtfulwhat he holds as certain, is guilty of suppression.