Paragraph 1736

1736. Every act directly willed is imputable to its author:

Thus the Lord asked Eve after the sin in the garden: “What is this that you have done?”29 He asked Cain the same question.30 The prophet Nathan questioned David in the same way after he committed adultery with the wife of Uriah and had him murdered.31

An action can be indirectly voluntary when it results from negligence regarding something one should have known or done: for example, an accident arising from ignorance of traffic laws.


Aprofunde seus conhecimentos

342. Are all obliged to get married?

185. When is the infallibility of the Magisterium exercised?

312. What are indulgences?

144. What happened at Pentecost?

402. What is the relationship between the person and society?

120. How is Jesus’ offering expressed at the Last Supper?

528. What is forbidden by the ninth commandment?


Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:

What is the message of redemption present in the book of Abdias, specifically in Abdias 1:17?

What is the importance of gratitude and contentment according to the book of Ecclesiastes?

How did Solomon become the wisest king who ever lived? An analysis of 1 Kings 3.

What does the story of the offering of manna in the book of Numbers teach us about God’s daily provision in our lives? (Numbers 11)

What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?

How does the story of Judith, in particular, the episode of her cunning in Judith 11:1-16, teach us survival strategies in difficult times, according to the Bible?

What was King Belshazzar’s judgment and how did his fall contribute to the fulfillment of biblical prophecies in Daniel 5?