Should we force others to work on Sunday?

[Sanctus]

I was thinking about this after I got home from Mass today, is it sinful to force others to do work on Sunday by patronizing a business? It occurred to me after I had my pizza delivered – yes, I am a college student and pizza is one of the food groups – that I was resting on Sunday but the delivery guy was not. Yes, I was not forcing him to work by holding a gun to his head, but is it hypocrisy to rest on Sunday by using the services of a buisness? If that is true then how far is it reasonable to take it?

 

[Michelle_Arnold]

The Church does not condemn patronizing various businesses on Sunday, so one need not worry that he is “forcing” others to work on Sunday. While a person may choose to avoid purchasing unnecessary luxuries on Sunday out of a pious devotion to upholding the sanctity of the day for himself and others, he is not required to do so.

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