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Parents have theright to appoint the sponsors of their infant children, and shouldchoose only those who are canonically admissible. subject-matter or co-contractant, thatare only incidentally intended), an onerous agreement is naturallyvalid, hence he who takes more or less than is normal or usualcannot from that alone be accused of being unabstemious. (b) The form of Confirmation in the Latin Church is as follows: I signthee with the sign of the cross, and

(a) The teaching of Scripture is quite clear, since Our Lord, in answerto the question whether it were lawful to pay tribute to Caesar,replied: Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's (Matt. Thus, if the Church forbidsMass to be exchanged for Mass, or benefice for benefice, or the officeof sacristan for that of sexton, transgressors are guilty of the secondform of simony. Blessed Sacrament, Confraternities of, 955 a. If the common safety is seriously imperilled throughdrunkenness, and obligatory abstinence can be enforced