2413. Games of chance (card games, etc.) or wagers are not in themselves contrary to justice. They become morally unacceptable when they deprive someone of what is necessary to provide for his needs and those of others. the passion for gambling risks becoming an enslavement. Unfair wagers and cheating at games constitute grave matter, unless the damage inflicted is so slight that the one who suffers it cannot reasonably consider it significant.
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
434. “Teacher, what good must I do to have eternal life?” (Matthew 19:16).
102. How did God prepare the world for the mystery of Christ?
531. What is required and what is forbidden by the tenth commandment?
349. What is the attitude of the Church toward those people who are divorced and then remarried?
289. When does the Church oblige her members to participate at Holy Mass?
389. What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does it mean to love God and neighbor and what is the importance of this teaching in the Bible?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
Christ’s Return: What Do We Know and What Do We Hope (2 Thessalonians 2:1-12)?
What is the importance of Christian discipline according to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27?
How important is the reorganization of the Jerusalem temple described in 2 Maccabees 10:1-9?
