I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires
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The tenth commandment requires that envy be banished from the human heart. When
the prophet Nathan wanted to spur King David to repentance, he told him the
story about the poor man who had only one ewe lamb that he treated like his own
daughter and the rich man who, despite the great number of his flocks, envied
the poor man and ended by stealing his lamb.322 Envy can lead to the
worst crimes.323 “Through the devil’s envy death entered the
world”:324
- SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
- Article 10 THE TENTH COMMANDMENT
- I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires
- Article 10 THE TENTH COMMANDMENT
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
Original Link: https://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0015/__P8U.HTM