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THE NINTH COMMANDMENT

IX. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife.

THE NINTH COMMANDMENT EXPLANATION

"Everyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart."

The ninth commandment warns against lust or carnal concupiscence.

The struggle against carnal lust involves purifying the heart and practicing temperance.

Purity of heart will enable us to see God: it enables us even now to see things according to God.

Purification of the heart demands prayer, the practice of chastity, purity of intention and of vision.

Purity of heart requires the modesty which is patience, decency, and discretion. Modesty protects the intimate center of the person.