There has always been a lesser but significant school of thought that has argued that it is sometimes justified to lie, particularly to protect the innocent from harm, and the church has not resolved the dispute infallibly.
Interestingly, the earlier edition (1994) of the catechism said that to lie is “to speak or act against the truth in order to lead into error someone who has the right to know the truth.” But that text was revised in the 1997 edition, which has now eliminated the words “who has the right to know the truth” (No. 2483).
https://catholicphilly.com/2014/09/catholic-spirituality/lying-is-almost-always-wrong/
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