TheNurenberg trials held commanders and high officers responsible forcrimes against humanity, and not without precedent. Anthor shrugged. (a) Thus, it iscaused by pride, for one who inordinately desires his own excellencewill easily grieve over what he regards as the lessening of thatexcellence by the excellence of another. Thus, theological presumption, being injurious tothe power of God, is a more serious offense than moral presumption,which is an exaggeration of the power of man.
(b) The excommunication is not incurred by those who joined forbiddensocieties in ignorance of the law or of the penalty, provided theignorance was not crass or supine. Primary and secondary laws of nature are also explained asfollows: (a) a primary law is one that expresses the principal purposeof a natural inclination (e. 10); Dogood to them that hate you (Matt. The Sinfulness of Fighting.