There are three general norms: 1) one may never do evil so that good may result from it; 2) the so-calledGolden Rule, “Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them” (Matthew7:12); 3) charity always proceeds by way of respect for one’s neighbor and his conscience, even though this does not mean accepting as good something that is objectively evil.
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Paragraph 1789
1789. Some rules apply in every case:
- One may never do evil so that good may result from it;
- the Golden Rule: "Whatever you wish that men would do to you, do so to them."56
- charity always proceeds by way of respect for one's neighbor and his conscience: "Thus sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience . . . you sin against Christ."57Therefore "it is right not to . . . do anything that makes your brother stumble."58
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