Show 175: The 8th Commandment, part 2

The Uncensored Catholic · Sep 4, 2024 · 41m · transcript

THE COMMAND AGAINST UNTRUTHFULNESS.

God is truth itself; consequently He forbids every kind of falsehood, especially lying, hypocrisy, and flattery.

He is guilty of lying who says what is not true with the intention of deceiving others.

Hypocrisy or dissimulation is acting a lie; we commit this sin when we speak or act differently to what we think and

feel.

Flattery consists in praising another immoderately to his face, against one's own conviction for the sake of advantage.

What are the Reasons that should make us Refrain from Un-

truthfulness ?

The liar is like the devil and displeasing to…