Ezekiel 36:20 (WEB)
When they came to the nations where they went, they profaned my holy name, in that men said of them, ‘These are the LORD’s people, and have left his land.’
Catechism · 2
“Because he "sanctifies" his own name, Jesus reveals to us the name of the Father.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Ezek 20:39; 36:20-21; Jn 17:6.
“We ask then that, just as the name of God is holy, so we may obtain his holiness in our souls.” — Catechism footnote: St. Peter Chrysologus, Sermo 71, 4: PL 52:402A; cf. Rom 2:24; Ezek 36:20-22.
Fathers and councils · 2
Augustine of Hippo
“To have the name of Christ is possible even for a bad man; i.e. even a bad man can be called a Christian: as they of whom it is said, “They polluted the name of their God.”” — editor's note: Ezek. xxxvi. 20.
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Tertullian
“Else, if of all blasphemy it has been said, “By your means My Name is blasphemed,” we all perish at once; since the whole circus, with no desert of ours, assails “the Name” with wicked suffrages.” — editor's note: Isa. lii. 5; Ezek. xxxvi. 20, 23. Cf. 2 Sam. xii. 14; Rom. ii. 24.
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Cross-references · 19
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in Catechism §2814 and 1 other place.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in On Idolatry Chapter 14.
Cited together in Catechism §2812.