Assertion: mental reservation | /r/HasProperty | doctrine
Facets:
value: in moral theology
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Mental reservation (or mental equivocation) is an ethical theory and a doctrine in moral theology that recognizes the "lie of necessity", and holds that when there is a conflict between justice and veracity, it is justice that should prevail.
text: Tim Hale for the plaintiffs replied that one priest answered yes without hesitation when asked if mental reservation "is a doctrine that protects the church from scandal.