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How should theft be dealt with according to the Catholic Church?
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In sins involving theft there is an obligation put upon the thief to provide restitution for what has been stolen. This means that the stolen article is returned, or, if this is impossible, that equal value of the stolen item is returned. If the thief cannot locate the person or place to which restitution must be made, the restitution is usually consigned to an almsgiving, either to the Church poor box or a specific charity. It is up to the confessor (priest hearing the confession) whether he will give absolution to the penitent before restitution has been made, though it is often the case to do so.
In cases where a person must steal out of necessity, when facing starvation, in need of shelter - basically self-preservation - the act is not stealing if done out of necessity and no sin is committed.
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