In other words, the motiveof the law is the protection of sacred things against the appearance ordanger of simony, The Matter of a Vow. Hence, if one says that the talkof the town is that Claudius is a heavy drinker, and the listenersgather from this only that there Further, if an unbaptized person has resolved to become a Catholic buthas no knowledge of Baptism itself, he is validly baptized in virtue ofhis implicit desire, even though he be unconscious.
Substantialignorance in persons of marriageable age (especially young women) isnot uncommon even in these days, but it is not presumed after puberty(Canon 1082, Sec. , the spiritual,mental or bodily relief that follows on an involuntary pollution), orwhat is lawful venereal pleasure (e. Thus, a person who is weakly inclined totemperance and opposes no strong resistance to temptation cannot besaid to possess the virtue of temperance. The paternal power may be exercised toannul the vows of children (at least, of those who have not reachedpuberty), since these children are incompetent to decide forthemselves.
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