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THE SEVENTH COMMANDMENT: YOU SHALL NOT STEAL 503. What is set forth by the seventh commandment? 2401-2402 The seventh commandment requires respect for the universal destination and distribution of goods and the private ownership of them, as well as respect for persons, their property, and the integrity of creation. The Church also finds in this Commandment the basis for her social doctrine which involves the correct way of acting in economic, social and political life, the right and the duty of human labor, justice and solidarity among nations, and love for the poor. 504. Under what conditions does the right to private property exist? 2403 The right to private property exists provided the property is acquired or received in a just way and that the universal destination of goods for the satisfaction of the basic needs of all takes precedence.