Catechism of the Catholic Church

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III. The Duties of Family Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 534 IV. The Family and the Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 539 V. The Authorities in Civil Society. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 539 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 543 Article 5: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT. . . . . . . . . .......... 544 I. Respect for Human Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 544 II. Respect for the Dignity of Persons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 551 III. Safeguarding Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 554 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 558 Article 6: THE SIXTH COMMANDMENT. . . . . . . . . .......... 560 I. “Male and Female He Created Them...”. . . . . . . . . . . ............ 560 II. The Vocation to Chastity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 561 III. The Love of Husband and Wife. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............... 567 IV. Offenses Against the Dignity of Marriage. . . . . . . . . . ........... 572 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 575 Article 7: THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT . . . . . . . ........ 577 I. The Universal Destination and the Private Ownership of Goods. .. 577 II. Respect for Persons and Their Goods. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 578 III. The Social Doctrine of the Church. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 581 IV. Economic Activity and Social Justice . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 583 V. Justice and Solidarity Among Nations. . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 585 VI. Love for the Poor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 587 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 589 Article 8: THE EIGHTH COMMANDMENT. . . . . . . . ......... 591 I. Living in the Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 591 II. To Bear Witness to the Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................. 592 III. Offenses Against Truth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 594 IV. Respect for the Truth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 596 V. The Use of the Social Communications Media. . . . . . . . ......... 597 VI. Truth, Beauty, and Sacred Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ 599 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 600 Article 9: THE NINTH COMMANDMENT. . . . . . . . . ......... 601 I. Purification of the Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 602 II. The Battle for Purity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 605 Article 10: THE TENTH COMMANDMENT. . . . . . . . ......... 606 I. The Disorder of Covetous Desires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .............. 606 II. The Desires of the Spirit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................. 608 III. Poverty of Heart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...................... 609 IV. “I Want to See God”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .................... 610 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 611 PART FOUR: CHRISTIAN PRAYER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 613 SECTION ONE: PRAYER IN THE CHRISTIAN LIFE. . . . ....613 CHAPTER ONE: THE REVELATION OF PRAYER. . . . . . . ....... 616 THE UNIVERSAL CALL TO PRAYER. . . . . . . . . . . . ............ 616 Article 1: IN THE OLD TESTAMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 616 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 623 Article 2: IN THE FULLNESS OF TIME . . . . . . . . . . ........... 624 IN BRIEF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................... 630 Article 3: IN THE AGE OF THE CHURCH. . . . . . . . . .......... 631 I. Blessing and Adoration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... 632 II. Prayer of Petition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... 632