I. The Name of the Lord is Holy
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Blasphemy is directly opposed to the second commandment. It consists in
uttering against God – inwardly or outwardly – words of hatred, reproach, or
defiance; in speaking ill of God; in failing in respect toward him in one’s
speech; in misusing God’s name. St. James condemns those “who blaspheme
that honorable name [of Jesus] by which you are called.”78 The
prohibition of blasphemy extends to language against Christ’s Church, the
saints, and sacred things. It is also blasphemous to make use of God’s name to
cover up criminal practices, to reduce peoples to servitude, to torture persons
or put them to death. the misuse of God’s name to commit a crime can provoke
others to repudiate religion.
Blasphemy is contrary to the respect due God and his holy name. It is in itself
a grave sin.79
- SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER ONE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND
- Article 2 THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
- I. The Name of the Lord is Holy
- Article 2 THE SECOND COMMANDMENT
- CHAPTER ONE YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P7I.HTM