2411. Contracts are subject to commutative justice which regulates exchanges between persons in accordance with a strict respect for their rights. Commutative justice obliges strictly; it requires safeguarding property rights, paying debts, and fulfilling obligations freely contracted. Without commutative justice, no other form of justice is possible.
One distinguishes commutative justice from legal justice which concerns what the citizen owes in fairness to the community, and from distributive justice which regulates what the community owes its citizens in proportion to their contributions and needs.
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292. What are the fruits of Holy Communion?
305. When is a person obliged to confess mortal sins?
93. What does the heart of Jesus exemplify?
571. What is contemplative prayer?
593. What is the specifically Christian sense of this petition?
344. What is matrimonial consent?
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What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus?
What is Jeremiah’s message about God’s unconditional love?
What did Jesus teach about loving your neighbor? (Matthew 22:39)
The Creation of the Universe and Man: What Does the Book of Genesis Teach Us? (Genesis 1:1-31)
What is the relationship between love and obedience according to the Bible?
