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
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299. Do the baptized have need of conversion?
364. What is the relationship between freedom and responsibility?
163. How are non-Catholic Christians to be considered?
157. Who is the Head of this body?
452. For what reason has the Sabbath been changed to Sunday for Christians?
24. What role does Sacred Scripture play in the life of the Church?
494. What is the responsibility of civil authority in regard to chastity?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the importance of gratitude in the Christian life, according to the first letter to Timothy?
What is the importance of persevering in the faith, according to 2 John 1:8?
What is the main message of Jonah’s story and how does it reveal God’s grace?
What is the importance of Christian witness?
What is David’s example of faith mentioned in Hebrews 11:32-40?
How can we flee the appearances of evil, as described in 1 Thessalonians 5:22?
