The musings and meandering thoughts of a crotchety old man as he observes life in the world and in a small, rural town in South East Nebraska. My Pledge-Nulla dies sine linea-Not a day with out a line.
Stand Alone Pages on 'Musings of an Old Curmudgeon'
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12 January 2020
The Catechism of the Summa - SECOND SECTION - A DETAILED SURVEY OF MAN'S RETURN TO GOD - XXIV. OF THE SINS OF SPEECH COMMITTED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF LIFE, VIZ., OF INVECTIVE, OF DETRACTION (AND CALUMNY), OF WHISPERINGS, OF MOCKERY, OF THE CURSE (C)
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What is the sin called whispering?
It is that sin which attacks our neighbour by seeking
directly through dishonest and insidious speech, to sow
discord and create misunderstanding between those who
are united by the bonds of friendship (LXXIV. 1). Is this a grave sin?
This is a most odious sin against our neighbour, and
merits perhaps more than other sins that can be committed
against our neighbour the just reproval both of God and
men (LXXIV. 2). Next
- The Catechism of the Summa - SECOND SECTION - A DETAILED SURVEY OF
MAN'S RETURN TO GOD - XXIV. OF THE SINS OF SPEECH COMMITTED IN THE ORDINARY COURSE OF LIFE,
VIZ., OF INVECTIVE, OF DETRACTION (AND CALUMNY), OF WHISPERINGS, OF
MOCKERY, OF THE CURSE (D)
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