The Backbiting Tongue
Saint James tells us, ‘‘The tongue is a world of iniquity.’’ (James 3:6) Without a doubt, the backbiter’s is the most poisonous tongue of all. Backbiting, or detraction, is an evil spread all over the world. This book explores the nature of this vice, its various species, and the gravity of the evils it breeds. Everyone who has read this book says it is a real eye-opener!
by Father Bélet. Saint James tells us, ‘‘The tongue is a world of iniquity.’’ (James 3:6) Without a doubt, the backbiter’s is the most poisonous tongue of all. Backbiting, or detraction, is an evil spread all over the world. This book explores the nature of this vice, its various species, and the gravity of the evils it breeds. Everyone who has read this book says it is a real eye-opener! 80 pages.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
The nature of backbiting. Its various species. Its gravity .....Page 3The terrible evils that backbiting breeds. Reparation of the damage it causes .....23Appropriate names for backbiters. Usual chastisements to which they expose themselves .....39Listening to backbiters is a great sin .....54Specific References
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- 978-2-7623-1518-9