Disagreements over specifics are inevitable, and are often the source of great learning and deeper understanding of truth. Calumny, Detraction, Defamation, Blasphemy, Profanity Calumny is telling a falsehood about another person that harms that person's reputation. Detraction is telling a truth about another person that harms that person's reputation. Defamation is an attack on another person's character. Blasphemy is abusive, contemptuous, or irreverent language directed towards God.
Profanity is foul, indecent, or sexually provocative language.
These are all serious sins. Because Crosstalk is a public forum, calumny, detraction, blasphemy, defamation, and profanity will never be tolerated. Heresy, Promotion of Error, Condemned Private Revelations Crosstalk is an interactive service of a Catholic website. Promotion of heresy is not allowed. Promotion of teachings that contradict or obscure the teachings of the Catholic Church are not allowed.