2469. “Men could not live with one another if there were not mutual confidence that they were being truthful to one another.”262 The virtue of truth gives another his just due. Truthfulness keeps to the just mean between what ought to be expressed and what ought to be kept secret: it entails honesty and discretion. In justice, “as a matter of honor, one man owes it to another to manifest the truth.”263
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
128. Why is the Resurrection at the same time a transcendent occurrence?
517. What are the duties of workers?
562. How is Christian prayer Marian?
329. How does a priest carry out his proper ministry?
470. What is forbidden by the fifth commandment?
335. What are the effects of the sacrament of Holy Orders?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What does the Bible teach about God’s final judgment, and what does Malachi 3:18 tell us about it?
How does the story of Rich and Lazarus warn us about the consequences of greed? (Luke 16:19-31)
How did Solomon become the wisest king who ever lived? An analysis of 1 Kings 3.
What does Jesus’ statement “I am the resurrection and the life” in John 11:25-26 mean?
What is God’s judgment on corruption and oppression according to Micah 3:1-4?
