2266. The State’s effort to contain the spread of behaviors injurious to human rights and the fundamental rules of civil coexistence corresponds to the requirement of watching over the common good. Legitimate public authority has the right and duty to inflict penalties commensurate with the gravity of the crime. the primary scope of the penalty is to redress the disorder caused by the offense. When his punishment is voluntarily accepted by the offender, it takes on the value of expiation. Moreover, punishment, in addition to preserving public order and the safety of persons, has a medicinal scope: as far as possible it should contribute to the correction of the offender.67
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246. What are the privileged places inside sacred buildings?
338. For what ends has God instituted Matrimony?
552. How can adoration be defined?
15. To whom is the deposit of faith entrusted?
13. In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?
201. Why does the Church have the power to forgive sins?
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