In the Roman Catholic Church, the Commandments of the Church or Precepts of the Church are certain laws considered binding on the faithful. As usually understood, they are moral and ecclesiastical, broad in character and limited in number. In modern times there are often said to be six, or sometimes five; the enumeration depends on the catechism cited. These specifically Catholic commandments are distinct from those usually called the ten commandments and considered binding by all the Abrahamic religions.
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