“Some one stole my iPhone today, so I thought, maybe it would be good to post on the the 7th Commandment: You shall not steal!
“At first glance this commandment seems pretty simple and straight-forward: ‘Don’t take anything that doesn’t belong to you without permission.’ True enough, the seventh commandment does call us to respect the rights of others in regard to their personal property. This understanding alone, however, is incomplete.”
In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on the Seventh Commandment and its implications for our relationship with other people, including our duty to to act with justice in regards to the goods of this world.
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