, teaching, reading, writing, studying),artistic works (e. gion is offered to God,not for His utility, but for His external glory and our benefit; (d) itis greater than repe Law, 284 sqq. (c) Today the system of benefices is the rule, while first-fruits andtithes are rare, though recognized by Canon Law.
Therights and duties during courtship and engagement will be treated belowin Question III. (a) As to venereal pleasures, then, the rule means that they should notbe used outside matrimony, nor in matrimony except for the procreationof children and the other lawful ends of marriage. It may be selfish (e. nfession, but is grave in itself,as when the penitent seriously calumniates a neighbor to the priest.
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