1. Offense Against
Truth

2. he Boy Who Cried Wolf
1. What was the
story about?
2. In what way
have you
become like
or unlike the
boy?
3. What value
does the story
suggest?
4. Is that value
important in

3. Joke! Joke! Joke!
1. What is the purpose of
a joke?
2. How do we deal with
jokes that hurt
people’s feelings?

4. Truthfulness in Thoughts, Words,
and Deeds
• Truthfulness consists in the “constant
endeavor to make our words
harmonize with our thoughts and
feelings.”
• We have to be truthful to our
thoughts, conduct/ deeds and words.

5. In Telling the Truth
When to Speak and Reveal the Truth
1. Truth is a value in itself; we have the
general duty to tell the truth.
2.We owe the truth to those who have the
right to know, but not everyone. . .
3.The common good can demand at times
for testifying.

6. Lying: Nature and Effects
LYING - is the most direct offense against
truth.
- consists in affirming as true what we
know to be false, or denying as true
what we know to be true.
- intentional misinterpretation of the truth
by word, gesture or even silence.

7. Lying: Nature and Effects
Lying can harm:
1. the integrity and the reputation of the person
lied about
2. those hearing the lie who are thereby led into
error
3. the peace and harmony of the community
4. the genuine good of the person who lied

8. Lying: Nature and Effects
Self- deception (Threefold- Conscious
Relating to Others)
1. The way we really are
2.The way we think we are
3.The way we would like to be

9. Lying: Nature and Effects
“ The gravity of a lie is measured against the
nature of the truth it deforms, the
circumstances, the intentions of the one who
lies, and the harm suffered by the victims. To
lie is to speak or act against the truth in order
to lead someone into error.”

10. Lying: Nature and Effects
Lies According to Kinds, Motivations, and
Situations
1. White lies of boasting (pasiklab)
2. Escapist lying (palusot) or saving face
3. Careless lying (sabi- sabi) or simple flattery
(pambobola)

11. Lying: Nature and Effects
Other Serious Lies
1. Lies told from malice
2. Lies of propaganda or for Profit
3. Lies of hypocrisy or of half- truths
4. Contrived flattery of others
5. Silence (Pa- simple)

12. Lying: Nature and Effects
Lies the are Directly Against our Neighbors
1. Contumely
2. Detraction
3. Calumny or slander
4. Tale bearing

13. SECRETS
Secret- something known only to a certain
person or persons and purposely kept from
the knowledge of others (Daniel L. Lowery)
1. Natural secret
2. Promised secret
3. Entrusted secret
4. Confessional secret
5. Seal of confession

14. SECRETS
A secret may be revealed
1. To avoid or prevent serious harm from the
one who keeps the truth and to other
innocent individuals
2. To protect the community from possible
danger

15. “Let us profess the truth in
love and grow to the full
maturity of Christ, the
Head.”