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| 260. What are we commanded by the seventh commandment? | By the seventh commandment we are commanded to respect what belongs to others; to live up to our business agreements; and to pay our just debts. |
| 261. What does the seventh commandment forbid? | Besides stealing; the seventh commandment forbids cheating; unjust keeping of what belongs to others; unjust damage to the property of others; and the accepting of bribes by public officials. |
| 262. Are we obliged to restore to the owner stolen goods; or their value? | We are obliged to restore to the owner stolen goods; or their value; whenever we are able. |
| 263. Are we obliged to repair damage unjustly done to the property of others? | We are obliged to repair damage unjustly done to the property of others; or to pay the amount of the damage; as far as we are able. |
| 264. What is the eighth commandment of God? | The eighth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. |
| 265. What are we commanded by the eighth commandment? | By the eighth commandment we are commanded to speak the truth in all things; but especially in what concerns the good name and honor of others. |
| 266. What does the eighth commandment forbid? | The eighth commandment forbids lies; rash judgment; detraction; calumny; and the telling of secrets we are bound to keep. |
| 267. When does a person commit the sin of rash judgment? | A person commits the sin of rash judgment when; without sufficient reason; he believes something harmful to anothers character. |
| 268. When does a person commit the sin of detraction? | A person commits the sin of detraction when; without a good reason; he makes known the hidden faults of another. |
| 269. When does a person commit the sin of calumny or slander? | A person commits the sin calumny or slander when by lying he injures the good name of another. |
| 270. When are we obliged to keep a secret? | We are obliged to keep a secret when we have promised to do so; when our office requires it; or when the good of another demands it. |
| 271. What must a person do who has sinned by detraction or calumny; or had told a secret he is bound to keep? | A person who has sinned by detraction or calumny; or who has told a secret he is bound to keep; must repair the harm he has done to his neighbor; as far as he is able. |
| 272. What is the ninth commandment of God? | The ninth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors wife. |
| 273. What are we commanded by the ninth commandment? | By the ninth commandment we are commanded to be pure in thought and desire. |
| 274. Are mere thoughts about impure things always sinful in themselves? | Mere thoughts about impure things are not always sinful in themselves; but such thoughts are dangerous. |
| 275. When do thoughts about impure things become sinful? | Thoughts about impure things become sinful when a person thinks of an unchaste act and deliberately takes pleasure in so thinking; or when unchaste desire or passion is aroused and consent is given to it. |
| 276. What is forbidden by the ninth commandment? | The ninth commandment forbids all thoughts and desires contrary to chastity. |
| 277. What is the tenth commandment of God? | The tenth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors goods. |
| 278. What does the tenth commandment forbid? | The tenth commandment forbids all desire to take or to keep unjustly what belongs to others; and also forbids envy at their success. |
| 279. Whence has the Catholic Church the right to make laws? | The Catholic Church has the right to make laws from Jesus Christ; who said to the apostles; the first bishops of His Church: Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound also in heaven.' |
