Posted on 05/07/2015 8:42:51 AM PDT by Salvation
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NATURAL SECRET
A truth or fact that should be kept confidential because the obligation not to reveal arises either from the natural law or form the very nature of the case, and its disclosure would cause a grave injury to another. Revealing a serious and shameful secret sin would be the violation of a natural secret. Natural secrets bind under grave sin.
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“Natural secrets bind under grave sin.”
Wow. That ought to be the death-knell for theories of radical honesty.
Or for gossip.
I was thinking of an example — “Did you know “so and so” had an abortion?”
Or what about this:
“Poor _________, her husband is an abusive drunk.”
Revealing a serious and shameful secret sin would be the violation of a natural secret. Natural secrets bind under grave sin.
“Or what about this: “Poor _________, her husband is an abusive drunk.”
It seems to be inescapable.
Two eyes, two ears, but only one mouth. I am undertaking to do better in this area.
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