Part IV. On the Fourth Precept of the Decalogue

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(St. Thomas, II-II, qq. 101-105; St. Alphonsus, Theologia Moralis, bk. III, nn. 333-362; Homo Apostolicus, tr. 7.)

The Fourth Commandment

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The fourth precept of the Decalogue explicitly speaks only of the honor which children owe to parents; implicitly, however, it comprehends both the duties of parents toward children, and the duties of other blood-relatives, spouses, and other superiors and inferiors toward one another. Therefore we shall speak first of the duties of children toward parents, then of the duties both of other blood-relatives and of spouses, finally of the duties of domestic masters and servants; fifth, of the duties of non-domestic masters and servants; sixth, of the duties of teachers and pupils; seventh, of the duties of civil rulers and subjects.

The Fourth Commandment

Within this part

Section I. On the Duties of Children Toward Parentsnn. 709–711
Section II. On the Duties of Parents Toward Childrennn. 712–715
- Scholion I. On Non-Catholic Schoolsn. 714
- Scholion II. On Coeducationn. 715
Section III. On the Mutual Duties Both of Other Blood-Relatives and of Spousesnn. 716–718
- Scholion. On the Emancipation of Womenn. 718
Section IV. On the Duties of Household Masters and Domestic Servantsnn. 719–720
Section V. On the Duties of Employers and Non-Domestic Servants, or Workersnn. 721–723
Section VI. On the Duties of Teachers and Pupilsnn. 724–725
Section VII. On the Duties of Civil Rulers and Subjectsnn. 726–727
Section VIII. On the Duties of Electors and Deputiesnn. 728–729