518. How is justice and solidarity among nations brought about?
On the international level, all nations and institutions must carry out their work in solidarity and subsidiarity for the purpose of eliminating or at least reducing poverty, the inequality of resources and economic potential, economic and social injustices, the exploitation of persons, the accumulation of debts by poor countries, and the perverse mechanisms that impede the development of the less advanced countries.
Further reading: CCC 2437-2441
519. In what way do Christians participate in political and social life?
The lay faithful take part directly in political and social life by animating temporal realities with a Christian spirit and collaborating with all as authentic witnesses of the Gospel and agents of peace and justice.
Further reading: CCC 2442
520. By what is love for the poor inspired?
Love for the poor is inspired by the Gospel of the Beatitudes and by the example of Jesus in his constant concern for the poor. Jesus said, "Whatever you have done to the least of my brethren, you have done to me" (Matthew 25:40). Love for the poor shows itself through the struggle against material poverty and also against the many forms of cultural, moral, and religious poverty. The spiritual and corporal works of mercy and the many charitable institutions formed throughout the centuries are a concrete witness to the preferential love for the poor which characterizes the disciples of Jesus.
Further reading: CCC 2443-2449, 2462-2463
521. What is one's duty toward the truth?
Every person is called to sincerity and truthfulness in acting and speaking. Everyone has the duty to seek the truth, to adhere to it and to order one's whole life in accordance with its demands. In Jesus Christ the whole of God's truth has been made manifest. He is "the truth". Those who follow him live in the Spirit of truth and guard against duplicity, dissimulation, and hypocrisy.
Further reading: CCC 2464-2470, 2504
522. How does one bear witness to the truth?
A Christian must bear witness to the truth of the Gospel in every field of his activity, both public and private, and also if necessary, with the sacrifice of his very life. Martyrdom is the supreme witness given to the truth of the faith.
Further reading: CCC 2471-2474, 2505-2506
523. What is forbidden by the eighth commandment?
The eighth commandment forbids:
false witness, perjury, and lying, the gravity of which is measured by the truth it deforms, the circumstances, the intentions of the one who lies, and the harm suffered by its victims;rash judgment, slander, defamation and calumnywhich diminish or destroy the good reputation and honor to which every person has a right;flattery, adulation, or complaisance, especially if directed to serious sins or toward the achievement of illicit advantages.A sin committed against truth demands reparation if it has caused harm to others.
Further reading: CCC 2475-2487, 2507-2509
524. What is required by the eighth commandment?
The eighth commandment requires respect for the truth accompanied by the discretion of charity in the field ofcommunication and the imparting of information, where the personal and common good, the protection of privacy and the danger of scandal must all be taken into account; in respecting professional secrets which must be kept, save in exceptional cases for grave and proportionate reasons; and also in respecting confidences given under the seal of secrecy.
Further reading: CCC 2488-2492, 2510-2511
525. How is one to use the means of social communication?
The information provided by the media must be at the service of the common good. Its content must be true and - within the limits of justice and charity - also complete. Furthermore, information must be communicated honestly and properly with scrupulous respect for moral laws and the legitimate rights and dignity of the person.
Further reading: CCC 2493-2499, 2512
526. What relationship exists between truth, beauty and sacred art?
The truth is beautiful, carrying in itself the splendor of spiritual beauty. In addition to the expression of the truth in words there are other complementary expressions of the truth, most specifically in the beauty of artistic works. These are the fruit both of talents given by God and of human effort. Sacred art by being true and beautiful should evoke and glorify the mystery of God made visible in Christ, and lead to the adoration and love of God, the Creator and Savior, who is the surpassing, invisible Beauty of Truth and Love.
Further reading: CCC 2500-2503, 2513
527. What is required by the ninth commandment?
The ninth commandment requires that one overcome carnal concupiscence in thought and in desire. The struggle against such concupiscence entails purifying the heart and practicing the virtue of temperance.
Further reading: CCC 2514-2516
528. What is forbidden by the ninth commandment?
The ninth commandment forbids cultivating thoughts and desires connected to actions forbidden by the sixth commandment.
Further reading: CCC 2517-2519, 2531-2532
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