Catechism Paragraph 1753
Part 3:
LIFE IN CHRIST
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 1: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Article 4: THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
Section 1: MAN'S VOCATION LIFE IN THE SPIRIT
Chapter 1: THE DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON
Article 4: THE MORALITY OF HUMAN ACTS
A good intention (for example, that of helping one's neighbor) does not make behavior that is intrinsically disordered, such as lying and calumny, good or just. the end does not justify the means. Thus the condemnation of an innocent person cannot be justified as a legitimate means of saving the nation. On the other hand, an added bad intention (such as vainglory) makes an act evil that, in and of itself, can be good (such as almsgiving).[39]
š Footnotes
[39]
Cf. Mt 6:24.