3 Sinful Scourges: Rash Judgment, Detraction, Calumny: 8th Commandment, Part 3 – Aug 24 – Homily – Fr Terrance

 

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 24, 2022, where he continues his series on the Ten Commandments, with his 3rd installment of the 8th Commandment, thou shall not give false witness, specifically the 3 Sinful Scourges: Rash Judgment, Detraction, and Calumny

Rash Judgment

Avoid reaching judgment, before we have all the facts

Not saying don't make moral judgments this is part of being human

Takes prudence and humility to admit that we do not have all the facts

Must give the benefit of the doubt to others

Must ask where we got our judgmental attitude

Would we want what we are doing to others done to us

CCC
St Ignatius, always be willing to give a favorable interpretation

Rash judgment is not necessarily sinful if you have good reasons to judge

St Francis de Sales: Humility, humility, humility

Detraction CCC 2477 http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p3s2c2a8.htm#2477

True, but not necessary o say; also called gossip

Taking away a person's good name, an injustice

Resist detracting the hierarchy

can be a sin against the 4th commandment

Bighting and devouring one another, we become cannibals

Calumny

Like detraction with the addition of lying an

Fr. Daniel Mahan on the 8th Commandment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iDQ6RbA0c0

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Ave Maria!

Mass: St. Bartholomew the Apostle - Feast
Readings:  - http://usccb.org/bible/readings/082422.cfm
1st: rev 21:9-14
Resp: psa 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18
Gsp: joh 1:45-51

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