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Explicit defamation is regularly a mortal offense, implicit defamationa venial one; but the degrees of sinfulness may be changed, if theformer sin causes slight, or the latter sin serious damage. , the need of limitation of family in order thebetter to practise one's vocation, or in order to spare one's wife, orto keep her from abortion), and they may sincerely believe it to belawful. (b) In a criminal case, when life, reputation or other grave issue isinvolved, the common opinion is that a lawyer may not prosecute if the e harm of the partyspoken against?(a) If the purpose of the speaker is to inflict serious injury on hisnei

nce considers the object as it is in itself, not as itis mentally represented, and hence is less likely to prescind fromactual cir (b) For the Second Commandment read on irreligiousness (2299) for theprohibitory part; on oaths, adjuration and praise (2245 sqq. --The particular obligations ofreligious are declared in the proper rules of the various institutes,just as , by secretly taking down privilegedcommunications or state secrets) were permissible.