8th Commandment Flashcards
Calumny and Slander
A false statement that harms the reputation of others and gives occasion for false JUDGMENTS
Detraction
Disclosure of another’s faults and sins, without an objectively valid reason, to persons who did not know about them, thus causing unjust injury to that person’s reputation
Duplicity
The quality of being “double” in action or conduct, the practice of acting two different ways at different times, openly or secretly; deceitfulness
Gossip
Spreading idle rumors of personal or intimate nature; tale bearing
Libel
Wrongful, untrue defamation of a person in WRITING or PRINTING
Seal of Confession
The confessor’s obligation to keep absolutely secret what a penitent has told to him in the Sacrament of Penance; aka. the sacramental seal
One Testament: God is___ so…
Truth; Our truthfulness links us to God
- a denial of truth leads us away from God
One Testament: Without truth…
there can be no trust; without trust, there can be no real human relationship or community
New Testament: Christ acknowledged that truth sets us ___, whereas sin is ___
free; bondage
The commitment to truth may lead to…
one’s death
- martyrdom
- Die as a true than live as a liar
- Inspiration!!
New Testament: Who are not entitle to the truth?
Those who are uninvolved or don’t need to know
Sins against the 8th Commandment
*When the truth has been violated by a lie, we are obligated to make up for the damage caused
~Detraction
~ Calumny
~ Dissimulation- using the fake pretense against others
~ Perjury- deliberately making a statement contrary to the truth or withholding the truth under oath
~ Rash judgment- assuming as true the fault of a neighbor, even tacitly, without foundation
~ Flattery- excessive, untrue, or insincere praise
~ Bragging- making an ostentatious display of one’s own conduct or attributes; claiming sole credit for accomplishments that would not be possible without gift received from God
~ Mockery- maliciously characterizing a particular aspect of another’s behavior
~ Revealing secrets one is required to keep
~ Lying- telling a falsehood with the intention of deceiving someone
To determine whether a lie is a mortal sin, the following criteria must be determined
~ The intention of the person telling the lie
~ The nature of the truth it deforms
~ The circumstances surrounding the lie
~ The harm suffered by the victim(s)
Lies are most serious when…
They hide the truth from someone who has the right to hear it or should know about it
i.e. parents wanting to know where their children were going to
The Truth in Practice: People have a right to the truth when…
they are involved in the situation in question
