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Mikaele
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I’m pretty sure if you know something is stolen, then you shouldn’t own it or buy it. But where can I find the Church’ teaching on this?
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Trishie
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To receive or buy such goods makes a person complicit in the sin
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
2409 Even if it does not contradict the provisions of civil law, any form of unjustly taking and keeping the property of others is against the seventh commandment: thus, deliberate retention of goods lent or of objects lost; business fraud; paying unjust wages; forcing up prices by taking advantage of the ignorance or hardship of another.
From the Catechism of the Catholic Church
2409 Even if it does not contradict the provisions of civil law, any form of unjustly taking and keeping the property of others is against the seventh commandment: thus, deliberate retention of goods lent or of objects lost; business fraud; paying unjust wages; forcing up prices by taking advantage of the ignorance or hardship of another.
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jamanne
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I was in a situation once where an acquaintance took us for day trip to a well known local tourist area.on our return trip he showered us with trinkets and tourist stuff he had pilfered and he thought it was enormously amusing.We were all very annoyed ,but we were not in our own country and really didn,t know how to return this stuf for even if he cops were watching us. I returned to canada and the only thing I could think to do with thi sstuff was put it in the GoodWill boxwhich I hope was the right thing to do.What else could I have done?
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Newbie2
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Catholic1954
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That would be the 7th Commandment, Thou Shall Not Steal. If you know something is stolen and do nothing to return it to the rightful owner, you are just as guilty as the one who took it in the first place.
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momor
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What about buying something in good faith and you find out later it was stolen? Are you obligated to return the item to the person from whom it was originally stolen and accept the loss of your purchase price? Does anyone know how the law/police handle these situations?
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OrangeOwl
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Does that mean that Adverse Possession is a mortal sin?
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sjmb
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Hi all,
Today I went to the sub place in my school’s cafeteria, but only wanted to buy a piece of bread, not a whole sub. I asked if I could get just the bread, and the woman said yes, and handed it to me. When I asked how much, she said nothing, and I sort of accepted, but then said I wasn’t comfortable just taking it. She said if I really wanted to pay for it, I could have the dining hall ring it up as a “dinner roll” (a far smaller bun). I did that and bought it, but felt really off about it the whole time. I think it was wrong, even though the value is very small, but what do you think? I figured that even though the worker was just trying to be nice, the product did not belong to her to give to me.
Thanks!
In Christ
sjmb
Today I went to the sub place in my school’s cafeteria, but only wanted to buy a piece of bread, not a whole sub. I asked if I could get just the bread, and the woman said yes, and handed it to me. When I asked how much, she said nothing, and I sort of accepted, but then said I wasn’t comfortable just taking it. She said if I really wanted to pay for it, I could have the dining hall ring it up as a “dinner roll” (a far smaller bun). I did that and bought it, but felt really off about it the whole time. I think it was wrong, even though the value is very small, but what do you think? I figured that even though the worker was just trying to be nice, the product did not belong to her to give to me.
Thanks!
In Christ
sjmb
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paramedicgirl
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You did nothing wrong. In fact, you went out of your way to pay for it.
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momor
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I’m not sure exactly what you were bothered about. Was it that she wanted to give away bread that wasn’t hers to give or that you paid less than what you think was a fair price or both?
Unfortunately you put her in a difficult position by asking for something that was not on the menu.
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