Pious fraud (Latin: pia fraus, Italian: santo inganno) or pious deception, is used to describe fraud in religion or medicine. A pious fraud can be counterfeiting a miracle or falsely attributing a sacred text to a biblical figure and promoting holy relics, due to the belief that the "end justifies the means", in this case the end goal of increasing faith by whatever means available.
Pious fraud (Latin: pia fraus, Italian: santo inganno) or pious deception, is used to describe fraud in religion or medicine. A pious fraud can be counterfeiting a miracle or falsely attributing a sacred text to a biblical figure and promoting holy relics, due to the belief that the "end justifies the means", in this case the end goal of increasing faith by whatever means available.
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