[Avodah] the godfather is innocent, should you want to punish him?

[Moshe Y. Gluck]

R' Meir Rabi:
>
> R Z Sero suggests that
>> According to dinei Torah the godfather is indeed innocent,
>>
>> Not being punishable within the framework of BD does not mean that
>> the gfather is innocent. Is he not Chayev BeDinei Shomayim?
>
> R' ZS:

> I don't know.  Is he?  Ein shliach lidvar avera is not just a technical
> rule, it's a moral truth.  People are moral agents.  <SNIP>

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Yes, he is. Rambam, Rotzeich U'shmiras Hanefesh, 2:2-5, specifically, the
end of Halachah 2.

KT,
MYG
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