--Primarily, the seal extends to all sins confessed,whether they be light or grave, private or public; But accidentally it may be aserious sin on account of the scandal it gives (e. There is no sin in desiringfood or in taking food with satisfaction, for the Author of nature haswilled that such an essential act as eati --(a) The Gift of theHoly Ghost that perfects temperance is fear of the Lord.
The declarations of the Church on the evil of thissin are found in the Council of Vienne and in the censures of AlexanderVII and Innocent XI (Denzinger, nn. sincerelyand impartially decide to the best of his ability the value of theargument, whether it is decisive, or likely, or Weak. The Obligation of the Divine Office. (b) If a secret cannot be kept without greater harm to the private goodof the owner of the secret, distinction is made between a non-entrustedand an entrusted secret.
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