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2438 Various causes of a religious, political, economic, and financial nature today give "the social question a worldwide dimension." ²²⁵ There must be solidarity among nations which are already politically interdependent. It is even more essential when it is a question of dismantling the "perverse mechanisms" that impede the development of the less advanced countries. ²²⁶ In place of abusive if not usurious financial systems, iniquitous commercial relations among nations, and the arms race, there must be substituted a common effort to mobilize resources toward objectives of moral, cultural, and economic development, "redefining the priorities and hierarchies of values." ²²⁷

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PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST

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SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS

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CHAPTER TWO: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF Jesus said to his disciples: "Love one another even as I have loved you." 1

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ARTICLE 7: THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT You shall not steal. 186

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225 SRS 9.

226 Cf. SRS 17; 45.

227 CA 28; Cf. 35.

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