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Article — Gury-Ballerini, Compendium of Moral Theology (8th ed., 1884)

Article II. On Irreligiosity

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Irreligiosity is a special irreverence which is inflicted on God, either immediately in himself, or mediately in persons or sacred things. Its principal species are tempting God, sacrilege, simony, blasphemy, and perjury. Concerning the last two it will be said in the 2nd precept.

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