Section A. Concerning Certain Sins Against God

Sins against God are committed directly against the theological virtues and against religion. The theological virtues, faith, hope, and charity, are not formally and expressly proposed in the Decalogue, but are presupposed to it as principles to conclusions, the intention of the end to the ordering of means, and the recognition of the legislator to submission to the law. The virtue of religion is proposed in the first three precepts of the Decalogue, namely as to the three duties of fidelity toward God, reverence, and service.

In the following we shall speak:

1. concerning certain sins against divine faith, which in the present supernatural order is necessary for perfect fidelity toward God revealing;

2. concerning certain sins against reverence for God;

3. concerning the sin against the service of God, or concerning the violation of Sunday.