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¶ 2477

Respect for the rePutation of perSons forbids every attitude and word Likely to cause them unjust injury. 277 He beComes guilty: - of rash Judgment who, even tacitly, assumes as true, without sufficient Foundation, the moral fault of a Neighbor; - of Detraction who, without objectively valid Reason, discloses another's faults and failings to persons who did not know them; 278 - of Calumny who, by remarks Contrary to the Truth, harms the reputation of Others and gives occasion for false judgments concerning them.

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