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Externalblasphemy is opposed to faith either directly (by denying what is offaith) or indirectly (by showing disrespect to what is of faith), andhence it is either heretical or non-heretical. (a) The primary end of a natural inclination is theconservation of a natural good; and so it is a primary law of naturethat man sh Example: One whohas vowed to hear Mass, and who now while hearing Mass expresslydetermines that not this but another Mass will be in satisfaction ofhis vow, is bound by his vow to hear another Mass. Is it lawful to read newspapers, magazines, or reference works(such as encyclopedias), which contain some articles contrary to fa

(b) There must be a just cause for war, that is, some fault on the sideof the other nation; for, if a nation may not use 'Have you ever been there? No. That would not have been natural since no one ever had in the past. (b) If less than supreme interests are at stake, war today seemsunjustifiable, for what proportion is there between the minor inte