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t thereforebe expressed in general terms, exceptional cases will occur that fallunder the law, if we consider on --In addition to divine tradition just spoken of, MoralTheology uses: (a) Apostolic tradition, which comes down from theApostles, (a) Inabnormal circumstances only, as when the general power of reasoning hasbeen weakened or lost, can the Natural Law be forgotten. Thus, one who commits sin, trusting to go to confession and tomake restitution after he has enjoyed the benefits of wrongdoing, isp

because natural agencies, like poison and fire, act infalliblywhen applied to suitable matters and under suitable conditions and leftto their course, unless they are overruled by superior power. Example: He who delights atthe thought of theft, is guilty of theft; and if he thinks of a greattheft, he is guilty of mortal sin. (b) It can be soughteither explicitly (by expressing regret and asking pardon), orimplicitly (by a friendly conversation or favors shown). ister, or acts as sponsor at anon-Catholic baptism or confirmation or as the religious witness at ano