Respect for Justice and Truth CHAPTER TEN Respect for Justice and Truth

Right-On Justice If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything. Justice is demanded in the seventh, eighth, and tenth commandments.

Be upfront and truthful Understanding Justice 7th Commandment 8th Commandment Be upfront and truthful with others Respect the property of our neighbors 10th Commandment Refrain from coveting the goods of others

Understanding Justice Commutative Justice Distributive Justice Individual Individual government authorities Individual Regulates relationships and exchange Seeks fair distribution of the goods of creation that God intends for us all to use and share Legal Justice Social Justice Individuals social whole Gospel of Jesus Christ structures of society Applies the gospel message of Jesus to the structures, systems, and laws of society in order to protect the dignity of persons and guarantee the rights of individuals Governs what individuals owe society as a whole

Social Justice Doctrine of the Church Key Themes: Profit cannot be the only norm and sole goal of economic activity. The economy exists to serve the people; people do not exist to serve the economy. Richer nations must work hard for international solidarity. We must imitate Jesus by having special love for the poor.

Seventh Commandment You shall not steal. This commandment outlaws theft, that is, taking someone else’s property against his or her will. Seventh Commandment calls for respect for the property rights of others.

Seventh Commandment You shall not steal. This commandment also requires us to respect the beautiful creation God gave us for the use of all humans – past, present, and future. Seventh commandment outlaws anything that leads to the enslavement of people.

Tenth Commandment You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods. This commandment deals with the inner desires, the “lust of the eyes” which is at the root of theft, robbery, fraud, etc.

Tenth Commandment The Tenth Commandment outlaws: You shall not covet your neighbor’s goods. The Tenth Commandment outlaws: Greed - desire to accumulate unlimited goods Avarice - the passionate desire for riches and the power that comes with them Envy - sadness over another person’s possessions and the desire to get them for oneself.

Eighth Commandment You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. Keep any promises you make, and be faithful to the truth. This commandment rejects the vices of: Duplicity – being deceptive or misleading Dissimulation – hiding something by pretense Hypocrisy – the false claim or pretense of having admirable principles, beliefs, or feelings

Violations Against the Eighth Commandment

Violations Against the Eighth Commandment Seriousness of a lie: The nature of the truth that is distorted The circumstances The intentions of the one who lies The harm suffered by the victims of the lie

An Honest Society Individuals must listen to the truth, speak the truth, and live the truth. Citizens have the right to information based on the truth, freedom, and the virtues of justice and solidarity.

An Honest Society The media have a serious duty to communicate information honestly. Government officials have a serious obligation to defend and safeguard the just and free flow of information, to enact laws that protect citizens’ rights to a good name and privacy, and that public morality is not assaulted by pornography, propaganda, and other serious misuses of the media. A society can do much to promote truth by encouraging people to express themselves in fine art.

Vocabulary Commutative justice Distributive justice Legal justice Social justice Duplicity Dissimulation Hypocrisy Perjury Detraction Calumny Complaisance