Commandment #8

Question 1

Commandment #8

Answer 1

“Thou shall not bear false witness against thy neighbor”

Question 2

Realities about Truth:

Answer 2

• Grounded in God the Father, the Source of all Truth
• Fully manifested in Jesus Christ
• Present in the Holy Spirit that proceeds from the Father
• Grounded in the dignity of every man and woman

Question 3

intentional misrepresentation of truth by word or gesture

Answer 3

Lying

Question 4

Often these individual lies are of small moment but the damage done to the persons involved, especially in the situations created and the bad habits formed, is not easy to rectify.

Answer 4

White lies

Question 5

Types of white lies

Answer 5

Boasting (pasiklab)
 Escapist lying (palusot)
Careless lying (sabi-sabi)
Simple flattery (bola)

Question 6

a lie spoken in public which may condemn an innocent person or endanger the guilty person compromising the exercise of justice in the community

Answer 6

False witness

Question 7

destroying the good name of a person without necessity through their hidden faults

Answer 7

Detraction

Question 8

destroying the good name of a person with invented lies

Answer 8

Calumny

Question 9

damaging one’s reputation by telling something untrue about the person

Answer 9

Slander/Libel

Question 10

spreading of rumors, which maybe true or not, with the intention of harming a person’s reputation (also known as _____ among youth)

Answer 10

Gossip; tale bearing