This is what you learned in seminary???
I doubt that that had to be taught in the seminary.
That simple logic has and is taught in most elementary classrooms: math classrooms.
If A=B, and B=C: A=C.
Most all kids get it. But there are some who just don’t get it.
Probably, Catholic clergy actually get an extensive education in theology....unlike some who get their credentials from an on line diploma mill....