(Ex 20, 16) You shall not bear false witness
[16] "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
(CCC 2504) "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor" (Ex 20:16). Christ's disciples have "put on the new man, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness" (Eph 4:24). (CCC 2505) Truth or truthfulness is the virtue which consists in showing oneself true in deeds and truthful in words, and guarding against duplicity, dissimulation, and hypocrisy. (CCC 2508) Lying consists in saying what is false with the intention of deceiving one’s neighbor. (CCC 2509) An offense committed against the truth requires reparation. (CCC 2510) The golden rule helps one discern, in concrete situations, whether or not it would be appropriate to reveal the truth to someone who asks for it.
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