2148. 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
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85. Why did the Son of God become man?
421. Where does one find the New Law?
445. What does God prohibit by his command, “You shall not have other gods before me” (Exodus 20:2)?
169. What is the relationship of the Catholic Church with the Jewish people?
147. What does the word Church mean?
546. How did the Virgin Mary pray?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What can we learn about the growth of the early church in Jerusalem from Acts 2:41-47?
What does Nahum 1:9 say about God’s mercy to those who repent?
What does Hosea 7:14-16 reveal about God’s judgment against hypocrisy?
What is the significance of Christ being the Head of Creation, as mentioned in Colossians 1:15-17?
How to deal with opposition to the truth of the Gospel?
What does 1 John 2:29 teach us about God’s holiness and justice?
