Read the Catechism in a Year
The Seventh Commandment: You shall not steal.
What is regulated by the Seventh Commandment: "You shall not steal" (Ex 20:15)?
The Seventh Commandment not only forbids taking something away from another person, it also requires the just management and distribution of the earth's goods; it regulates the question of private property and the distribution of the proceeds from human work. The unjust distribution of raw materials is also indicted in this commandment.
In the first place, the Seventh Commandment actually forbids only taking someone else's property unlawfully. However, it also addresses the human endeavor to make just social arrangements in the world and to plan for its beneficial development. The Seventh Commandment says that we are obliged in faith to advocate the protection of the environment as part of creation and to conserve the earth's natural resources. (YOUCAT question 426)
Dig Deeper: CCC section (2401) and other references here.
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