Question:
Where does the Church ask that we not use the holy name of God? What about encountering the name in Scripture?
Answer:
The Church does not prohibit the use of God’s name but rather the misuse of his name, including the grave wrongdoing of invoking God’s name to give strength to a falsehood through perjury (CCC 2150ff.)
For more on this subject, please see this Catholic Answers Magazine article by William L. Esser IV.
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