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The Fifth Commandment |
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What is the fifth Commandment? |
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The fifth Commandment is, 'Thou shalt not kill'. |
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What does the fifth Commandment forbid? |
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The fifth Commandment forbids all wilful murder, fighting, quarreling, and injurious words; and also scandal and bad example. |
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Does the fifth Commandment forbid anger? |
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The fifth Commandment forbids anger, and still more, hatred and revenge. |
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Why are scandal and bad example forbidden by the
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Scandal and bad example are forbidden by the fifth Commandment, because they lead to the injury and spiritual death of our neighbour's soul. |
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The Sixth Commandment |
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What is the sixth Commandment? |
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The sixth Commandment is, 'Thou shalt not commit adultery'. |
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What does the sixth Commandment forbid? |
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The sixth Commandment forbids all sins of impurity with another's wife or husband. |
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Does the sixth Commandment forbide whatever is contrary to holy purity? |
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The sixth Commandment forbids whatever is contrary to holy purity in looks, words, or actions. |
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Are immodest plays and dances forbidden by the sixth Commandment?
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Immodest plays and dances are forbidden by the sixth Commandment, and it is sinful to look at them. |
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Does the sixth Commandment forbid immodest songs, books, and pictures?
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The sixth Commandment forbids immodest songs, books and pictures, because they are most dangerous to the soul, and lead to mortal sin. |
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The Seventh Commandment |
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What is the seventh Commandment? |
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The seventh Commandment is, 'Thou shalt not steal'. |
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What does the seventh Commandment forbid? |
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The seventh Commandment forbids all unjust taking
away, or keeping what belongs to another. |
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Is all manner of cheating in buying and selling forbidden by the seventh Commandment? |
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All manner of cheating in buying and selling is forbidden by the seventh Commandment, and also every other way of wronging our neighbor. |
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Are we bound to restore ill-gotten goods? |
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We are bound to restore ill-gotten goods if we are able, or else the sin will not be forgiven; we must also pay our debts. |
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Is it dishonest for workers to waste their employer's time or property? |
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It is dishonest for workers to waste their employer's time or property, because it is wasting what is not their own. |
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The Eighth Commandment |
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What is the eighth Commandment? |
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The eighth Commandment is, 'Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour'. |
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What does the eighth Commandment forbid? |
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The eighth Commandment forbids all false testimony, rash judgment, and lies. |
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Are calumny and detraction forbidden by the eighth Commandment? |
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Calumny and detraction are forbidden by the eighth Commandment, and also tale-bearing and any words which injure our neighbour's character. |
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If you have injured your neighbour by speaking ill of him, what are you bound to do? |
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If I have injured my neighbour by speaking ill of him, I am bound to make him satisfaction by restoring his good name as far as I can. |
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The Ninth Commandment |
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What is the ninth Commandment? |
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The ninth Commandment is, 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife'. |
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What does the ninth Commandment forbid? |
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The ninth Commandment forbids all wilful consent to impure thoughts and desires, and all wilful pleasure in the irregular motions of the flesh. |
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What sins commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments? |
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The sins that Commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments are gluttony, drunkenness, and intemperance, and also idleness, bad company, and the neglect of prayer. |
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The Tenth Commandment |
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What is the tenth Commandment? |
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The tenth Commandment is 'Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's goods'. |
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What does the tenth Commandment forbid? |
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The tenth Commandment forbids all envious and covetous thoughts and unjust desires of our neighbour's goods and profits. |
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