commandments7,8&10
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COMMANDMENTSSEVENEIGHT&TEN
• The Seventh Commandment – You shall not steal
• This commandment forbids taking something that rightfully belongs to another
• Respect for a person includes respecting their possessions
• The seventh commandment also tells us to:
- Keep promises- Honor contracts- Pay fair wages- Not damage property- Make restitution (repair what you damage)- Do a good job in your work- Not cheat - Not plagiarize (stealing intellectual property)
• Political authorities have a responsibility to promote the common good
• Respect for the poor - Jesus instructed His followers in the Works of Mercy. These are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbors
• The Works of Mercy allow us to love God’s people through our actions, giving of ourselves instead of always taking
• The Corporal Works of Mercy – help with physical needs:
- Feed the hungry and drink to the thirsty- Shelter the homeless- Clothe the naked- Visit the sick and imprisoned- Give alms (donations) to the poor- Bury the dead with dignity
• The Spiritual Works of Mercy allow us to help others with emotional and spiritual needs:
- Admonish (warn) sinner- Counsel the doubtful- Comfort the sorrowful- Forgive all injuries- Bear wrongs patiently- Pray for the living and the dead
• The Tenth Commandment: You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods
• The tenth commandment expands on the lessons of the seventh
• The tenth commandment forbids greed and the desire to amass earthly goods without limit
• This commandment requires us to banish envy from our hearts
• The Eighth Commandment: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
• Sins against the eighth commandment include:
- outright lying- “stretching” or twisting the truth- detraction – making comments that damage a person’s reputation- slander – accusing an innocent person of wrongdoing- rash judgment – making a judgment about a person’s character before you know all the facts
- disparaging comments – putting a person down, as though they are beneath human dignity
- hypocrisy- “phony” behavior; showing yourself to be of moral character, but behaving in a way that goes against these traits
- duplicity – dishonest behavior that is meant to trick another person
- gossip – discussing someone else’s business
- concealing the truth when doing so will cause harm
• The eighth commandment requires respect for the truth
- There are times we must respect the privacy of others
- information that is confidential must be kept
- However, when there is danger to the safety of another, or for the good of the community, we may be obliged to reveal the truth to proper authorities
• The Seal of Confession is the absolute duty of priests not to disclose anything they learn from a person during the sacrament of Reconciliation
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