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• In a world you know nothing, there will be surprises if you go on
• HONESTY


  Telling and doing the truth grounded in God
• LYING


  Saying or doing what is untrue with the intention of deceiving
• Why do we lie? It starts with self-deception
• Types of Lies


  • White Lie of Boasting
  • Escapist Lie (palus)
  • Careless Lie (sabi-sabi) also known as simple flattery (bola)
  • Lies Told from Malice
  • Lies of Hypocrisy or Half-truths
  • Lies of Propaganda or for Profit
  • Contrived Flattery of Others
  • Silence (pa-simple)
• White Lie of Boasting


  Exaggerating one's qualities in order to gain affirmation and recognition from others
• Escapist Lie (palus)


  Preserving one's supposed good image before others, or avoiding possible recriminations
• Careless Lie (sabi-sabi) also known as simple flattery (bola)


  Simple and may be regarded as "no big deal" but the damage it may cause to the person who does and who lied to, may not be that easy to correct
• Lies Told from Malice


  Lies intended to harm others
• Lies of Hypocrisy or Half-truths


  Truths are twisted to say and mean something which is not so- far from the reality
• Lies of Propaganda or for Profit


  A lie that is common to the government officials which is evident during the election, also to commercial advertisements which deceive the consumer about the true nature of the product in order to gain profit
• Contrived Flattery of Others

  Exaggeratedly used to gain or win undue favor from the authorities
• Silence (pa-simple)


  Commonly understood as "playing safe." It is a lie when one remains silent though obliged to speak in order to free herself/himself from further trouble
• More Serious Lies Directly Against Our Neighbors

  • Curse
  • Defamation
• Curse


  The wish that misfortune or evil of some kind may overtake ourselves, or another person
• Defamation


  A lie against our neighbor: taking away or lessening of another man's fame (name, reputation, and credibility as a person) unjustly
• Types of Defamation


  • Calumny or slander
  • Detraction
  • Gossip and backbiting
  • Tale-bearing
  • Derision
• Calumny or Slander


  Injures reputation by stories that are not true and consists of accusing a person of faults which she/he is not guilty of
• Libel


  A public defamatory writing which is more grievous than slander since aside from it is publicly done, it has more permanency than spoken words
• Detraction


  The unjust revelation of the person's hidden faults or defects blackening her/his reputation
• Gossip and Backbiting


  Criticism about real and known effect and by itself is not unjust. However, when done with exaggeration of one's faults and malice leading to the defamation of the other, it becomes an offense
• Tale-bearing


  A speech unfavorable to another person, secretly made, with the purpose of breaking up a good relationship
• Derision


  A jest or prank that accuses another with some defect in his presence, with the purpose of putting him to confusion
• SECRET


  Something that is known privately to a person or only a few persons
• Kinds of Secrets


  • Natural Secret
  • Promised Secret
  • Entrusted or Committed Secret
  • Confessional Secret
• Natural Secret


  A secret that cannot be revealed; otherwise, it would cause a person harm in her/his reputation, honor, or influence
• Promised Secret


  A secret that a person promised from one another to keep it unknown after she/he learned it
• Entrusted or Committed Secret

  A secret that a person promised from another to keep it unknown before she/he learned it
• Confessional Secret


  A secret which comes from a professional person, commonly known as "confidentiality"
• Seal of Confession


  A secrecy demanded in the sacrament of penance
• What the church calls us about lying

  To condemn lying
• Lying is contrary to who God is
• Jesus Christ: '"I am the truth."'
• Lying is contrary to our identity as children of truth
• Lying is contrary to our intellect and will, directed towards what is good and true
• Lying is an abuse of speech and communication
• Lying is selfishness
• Lying deprives others of the truth about themselves, the worlds, and God that they need in order to grow and develop as full persons
• Lying opposes basic human relationship
• Lying prevents relationship and hinders true friendship from developing