2409. Even if it does not contradict the provisions of civil law, any form of unjustly taking and keeping the property of others is against the seventh commandment: thus, deliberate retention of goods lent or of objects lost; business fraud; paying unjust wages; forcing up prices by taking advantage of the ignorance or hardship of another.191
The following are also morally illicit: speculation in which one contrives to manipulate the price of goods artificially in order to gain an advantage to the detriment of others; corruption in which one influences the judgment of those who must make decisions according to law; appropriation and use for private purposes of the common goods of an enterprise; work poorly done; tax evasion; forgery of checks and invoices; excessive expenses and waste. Willfully damaging private or public property is contrary to the moral law and requires reparation.
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345. What is required when one of the spouses is not a Catholic?
19. How is Sacred Scripture to be read?
10. What is the value of private revelations?
508. What is forbidden by the seventh commandment?
143. What is the relationship between the Spirit and Christ Jesus in his earthly mission?
560. What is the way of our prayer?
68. Why does the human race form a unity?
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What do Daniel’s visions of the ram and the goat in Daniel 8 mean?
What is the story behind the miracle of Elisha’s resurrection of the Shunammite’s son in 2 Kings 4?
What does it mean to submit to God’s discipline, according to Hebrews 12:5-11?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
Who are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and what is their significance?
What does the promise of salvation amid darkness in Micah 7:7 mean?
