Baltimore Catechism #2

The fourth commandment of God is: Honor thy father and thy mother.

By the fourth commandment we are commanded to respect and love our parents, to obey them in all that is not sinful, and to help them when they are in need.

Besides our parents, the fourth commandment obliges us to respect and obey all our lawful superiors.

Parents must provide for the spiritual and bodily welfare of their children; superiors, according to their varying degrees of responsibility, must care for those entrusted to them.

A citizen must love his country, be sincerely interested in its welfare, and respect and obey its lawful authority.

A citizen shows a sincere interest in his country's welfare by voting honestly and without selfish motives, by paying taxes, and by defending his country's rights when necessary.

We must respect and obey the lawful authority of our country because it comes from God, the Source of all authority.

We are obliged to take an active part in works of good citizenship because right reason requires citizens to work together for the public welfare of the country.

The chief duties of those who hold public office are to be just to all in exercising their authority and to promote the general welfare.

The fourth commandment forbids disrespect, unkindness, and disobedience to our parents and lawful superiors.

The fifth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not kill.

By the fifth commandment we are commanded to take proper care of our own spiritual and bodily well-being and that of our neighbor.

The fifth commandment forbids murder and suicide, and also fighting, anger, hatred, revenge, drunkenness, reckless driving, and bad example.

The sixth commandment of God is: Thou shalt not commit adultery.

By the sixth commandment we are commanded to be pure and modest in behavior.