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Entry: The "Lies" of Pope Pius XII Link: http://www.takimag.com/blogs/article/the_lies_of_pope_pius_xii#30829 Post contents: There is no such thing as a "good lie." The question is what actually constitutes a lie. Does issuing a fake baptismal certificate constitute a lie? What do these fake certificates look like? Maybe they are made to look like baptismal certificates, but don't actually say that the person named on them received baptism. Who knows? The issue is not unresolved at all. Lying is a sin. But not all deception is lying - mental reservations are not lies. I recall a story recounted about the great St. Athanasius. There were some soldiers looking for him and they came upon a monastery where he was hiding out. And they asked him "Where is Athanasius?" His reply? "He is not far from here." When a priest says "I don't know" rather than break the seal of the confessional, he is making a mental reservation - "I don't know [anything I can tell you]." Sent at: 2008 12 02