Catechism On ninth Commandment
Q. What is the ninth Commandment?
A. The ninth Commandment is, ‘Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife’.
Q. What does the ninth Commandment forbid?
A. The ninth Commandment forbids all wilful consent to impure thoughts and desires, and all
wilful pleasure in the irregular motions of the flesh.
Q. What sins commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments?
A. The sins that Commonly lead to the breaking of the sixth and ninth Commandments are
gluttony, drunkenness, and intemperance, and also idleness, bad company, and the neglect of
prayer.