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	::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.		::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.
	::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution after the crime has been committed.		::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution after the crime has been committed.
			::* Investing in corporations dedicated to doing what is objectively evil: pornography, abortion, cloning, fetal tissue research.

	:; Examples of remote cooperation:		:; Examples of remote cooperation:

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	'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing. "This is when you deliberately, consciously, and willingly intend the evil to happen. Civil law calls it being an accessory to a crime. ... There is '''knowledge of the evil''' beforehand or while it is happening, and '''consent''' to it being done. This is always sinful and immoral."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178.</ref>		== The basic idea of cooperation ==

			:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a8.htm#1868 #1868]

			:: Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:
			::* by participating directly and voluntarily in them;
			::* by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;
			::* by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;
			::* by protecting evil-doers.

			:; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s1c1a8.htm#1869 #1869]

			:: Thus sin makes men accomplices of one another and causes concupiscence, violence, and injustice to reign among them. Sins give rise to social situations and institutions that are contrary to the divine goodness. "Structures of sin" are the expression and effect of personal sins. They lead their victims to do evil in their turn. In an analogous sense, they constitute a "social sin."<ref>John Paul II, RP 16.
			</ref>

			== Formal cooperation ==
			'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing. "This is when you ''deliberately, consciously, and willingly'' intend the evil to happen. Civil law calls it being an accessory to a crime. ... There is '''knowledge of the evil''' beforehand or while it is happening, and '''consent''' to it being done. This is always sinful and immoral."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178.</ref>

	::* Hiring someone to commit murder.		::* Hiring someone to commit murder.
	::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.		::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.
	::* Advocating an unjust war of aggression or retaliation.		::* Advocating an unjust war of aggression or retaliation.
	::* Supporting the use of weapons of mass destruction.		::* Supporting the use of weapons of mass destruction in warfare.
			::* Running a prostitution service.

	; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]		; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]

	: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication ''latae sententiae'',"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.		: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication ''latae sententiae'',"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

			== Material cooperation ==

	'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil without necessarily intending the evil itself.		'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil without necessarily intending the evil itself.
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	::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.		::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.
	::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.		::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.
	::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution.		::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution after the crime has been committed.

	:; Examples of remote cooperation:		:; Examples of remote cooperation:
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	* Janet Smith, [http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708 "Is it Moral to Comply with the HHS Mandate?"]		* Janet Smith, [http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708 "Is it Moral to Comply with the HHS Mandate?"]
	* [http://www.immunize.org/concerns/vaticandocument.htm "Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared from Cells Derived from Aborted Human Foetuses."]		* [http://www.immunize.org/concerns/vaticandocument.htm "Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared from Cells Derived from Aborted Human Foetuses."]

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	'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing. "This is when you deliberately, consciously, and willingly intend the evil to happen. Civil law calls it being an accessory to a crime. ... There is knowledge of the evil beforehand or while it is happening, and consent to it being done. This is always sinful and immoral."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178.</ref>		'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing. "This is when you deliberately, consciously, and willingly intend the evil to happen. Civil law calls it being an accessory to a crime. ... There is '''knowledge of the evil''' beforehand or while it is happening, and '''consent''' to it being done. This is always sinful and immoral."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178.</ref>
	::* ~~Sending an assassin~~ to murder ~~an opponent~~.		::* Hiring someone to commit murder.
	::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.		::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.
			::* Advocating an unjust war of aggression or retaliation.
			::* Supporting the use of weapons of mass destruction.

	; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]		; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]

	: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.		: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication ''latae sententiae'',"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

	'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil.		'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil without necessarily intending the evil itself.

	: "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>		: "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>
	: "Proximate" means "close." "Proximate cooperation" means that the support provided is very ''close'' to the evil action, so that it makes the action possible. The more the evil depends on the material provided to the evildoer, the more the person providing the material is responsible for the evil that was done. Examples of proximate cooperation:		: "Proximate" means "close." "Proximate cooperation" means that the support provided is very ''close'' to the evil action, so that it makes the action possible. The more the evil depends on the material provided to the evildoer, the more the person providing the material is responsible for the evil that was done.

			:; Examples of proximate cooperation:
	::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.		::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.
	::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.		::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.
	::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution.		::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution.

			:; Examples of remote cooperation:
			::* Paying taxes to a government that will use them to sponsor abortions directly and indirectly.
			::* Building automobiles and highways, even though we know with certainty that people will be killed in auto accidents on the highways.
			::* Delivering pornography through the mail.
			::* Providing internet and cable connections in rental units.
			::* Working in a pharmacy that provides contraceptives.
			::* Taking someone to an abortion clinic as a taxi driver.

	== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==		== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==

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	: "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>		: "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>
			: "Proximate" means "close." "Proximate cooperation" means that the support provided is very ''close'' to the evil action, so that it makes the action possible. The more the evil depends on the material provided to the evildoer, the more the person providing the material is responsible for the evil that was done. Examples of proximate cooperation:
	::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.		::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.
	::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.		::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.
			::* Knowingly helping a criminal to escape capture or prosecution.

	== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==		== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==

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	* [http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82:principles-of-formal-and-material-cooperation&Itemid=171 "Principles of Formal and Material Cooperation."]		* [http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82:principles-of-formal-and-material-cooperation&Itemid=171 "Principles of Formal and Material Cooperation."]
	* Janet Smith, [http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708 "Is it Moral to Comply with the HHS Mandate?"]		* Janet Smith, [http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708 "Is it Moral to Comply with the HHS Mandate?"]
			* [http://www.immunize.org/concerns/vaticandocument.htm "Moral Reflections on Vaccines Prepared from Cells Derived from Aborted Human Foetuses."]
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	: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.		: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

	'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil. "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>		'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil.

			: "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>
	::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.		::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.
	::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.		::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.

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	'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing.		'''Formal cooperation''': intending the evil action that another is doing. "This is when you deliberately, consciously, and willingly intend the evil to happen. Civil law calls it being an accessory to a crime. ... There is knowledge of the evil beforehand or while it is happening, and consent to it being done. This is always sinful and immoral."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178.</ref>
	::* Sending an assassin to murder an opponent.		::* Sending an assassin to murder an opponent.
	::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.		::* Agreeing that a child should be aborted.

	~~'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil.~~
	~~::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.~~
	~~::* Paying for an abortion.~~

	; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]		; [http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a5.htm#2272 CCC #2272<nowiki>:</nowiki>]

	: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.		: '''Formal cooperation''' in an abortion constitutes a grave offense. The Church attaches the canonical penalty of excommunication to this crime against human life. "A person who procures a completed abortion incurs excommunication latae sententiae,"<ref>CIC, can. 1398.</ref> "by the very commission of the offense,"<ref>CIC, can. 1314.</ref> and subject to the conditions provided by Canon Law.<ref>Cf. CIC, cann. 1323-1324.</ref> The Church does not thereby intend to restrict the scope of mercy. Rather, she makes clear the gravity of the crime committed, the irreparable harm done to the innocent who is put to death, as well as to the parents and the whole of society.

			'''Material cooperation''': providing the means to do evil. "'''Proximate material cooperation''' would be giving or selling nuclear weapons or biological toxins to terrorist groups. You are directly giving material cooperation without which the evil could not be done. ... '''Remote material cooperation''' ... often can indicate no culpability, or at least a reduced level. ... The more remote the material cooperation, the less the culpability."<ref>John Trigilio and Kenneth Brighenti, ''The Catholicism Answer Book'', p. 178-179.</ref>
			::* Equipping an assassin with a murder weapon.
			::* Paying for an abortion or providing other support that makes the abortion possible.

	== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==		== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==

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	== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==		== Examples of cooperation in abortion ==

			The more essential the person's cooperation is in the evil action, the more responsibility the person bears for wrongdoing.

			The doctor commits the sin directly.

			The mother permits the sin directly.

			Those who pay for the abortion make it possible.

	A person who works at an abortion clinic is cooperating in the murder of innocent children.		A person who works at an abortion clinic is cooperating in the murder of innocent children.

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	* [http://www.ncbcenter.org/document.doc?id=147 "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services."]		* [http://www.ncbcenter.org/document.doc?id=147 "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Care Services."]
	* [http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82:principles-of-formal-and-material-cooperation&Itemid=171 "Principles of Formal and Material Cooperation."]		* [http://www.ascensionhealth.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=82:principles-of-formal-and-material-cooperation&Itemid=171 "Principles of Formal and Material Cooperation."]
			* Janet Smith, [http://www.catholicvote.org/discuss/index.php?p=36708 "Is it Moral to Comply with the HHS Mandate?"]

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