Can dispensations be granted from the precepts of the Decalogue?
It seems that there can be dispensations from the precepts of the Decalogue: Objection 1: The precepts of the Decalogue belong to the natural law, and as the Philosopher says in Ethics 5, what is naturally just fails in some cases and is mutable, just as human nature is. But as was explained above (q. 96, a. 6 and q. 97, a. 4), the failure of the law in some particular cases is the reason for granting a dispensation. Therefore, a dispensation can be granted from the precepts of the Decalogue. Objection 2: God is related to divinely given law in the same way that man is related to human law. But man is able to grant dispensations from those precepts of the law that are man‑made. Therefore, since the precepts of the Decalogue were established by God, it seems that God is able to grant dispensations from them. But prelates function on earth in the place of God; for in 2 Corinthians 2:10 the Apostle says, If I have pardoned anything, for your sakes have I done it in the person of Christ. T
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