399. Do we have any responsibility for sins committed by others?

We do have such a responsibility when we culpably cooperate with them.


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1868. Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:

- by participating directly and voluntarily in them; - by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them; - by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so; - by protecting evil-doers.


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