Article 10 THE TENTH COMMANDMENT

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The tenth commandment unfolds and completes the ninth, which is concerned with
concupiscence of the flesh. It forbids coveting the goods of another, as the
root of theft, robbery, and fraud, which the seventh commandment forbids.
“Lust of the eyes” leads to the violence and injustice forbidden by
the fifth commandment.³¹⁸ Avarice, like fornication, originates in the
idolatry prohibited by the first three prescriptions of the Law.³¹⁹ The
tenth commandment concerns the intentions of the heart; with the ninth, it
summarizes all the precepts of the Law.

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