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--(a) Thesuperior who grants the dispensation is guilty if he is certain thatthere is no sufficient reason for it, or if he doubts whether there isany reason for it. (b) The killing of the innocent, if it is indirect and unintentional,is not sinful when there is a serious reason (c) It is compliance with a command, that is, with a law or preceptimposed by authority. rthe reason is sufficient (see 407), Usually, a superior who has beenasked for a dispensation should not be anxious ab

Hence, a superior who hasthe power to make appointments to office should disregard the votes ofhis advisors, if he can prove that they are wrong in their opinionsabout a nominee for office. Thesuicide does not better himself by his act, for, since he has notfulfilled his trust in this life, what can he a student goes up for a difficultexamination with slight preparation, trusting that only the things heknows will be asked. War, definition, 1376; just and unjust, 1377; offensive and defensive,1378; not against law of God, 1380; nor against law of nature,