Human life
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- 2258 You shall not kill. 54 You have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You shall not kill: and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment." But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. 55 "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. …
- 2259 I. Respect for Human Life In the account of Abel's murder by his brother Cain, 57 Scripture reveals the presence of anger and envy in man, consequences of original sin, from the beginning of human history. Man …
- 2260 I. Respect for Human Life The covenant between God and mankind is interwoven with reminders of God's gift of human life and man's murderous violence:
- 2261 The Old Testament always considered blood a sacred sign of life. 60 This teaching remains necessary for all time. Scripture specifies the prohibition contained in the fifth commandment: "Do not slay the innocent and the righteous." 61 The deliberate murder of an innocent person is gravely contrary to the dignity of …
- 2262 The Old Testament always considered blood a sacred sign of life. 60 This teaching remains necessary for all time. In the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord recalls the commandment, "You shall not kill," 62 and adds to it the proscription of anger, hatred, and vengeance. Going further, Christ asks his …
- 2318 IN BRIEF "In [God's] hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind" (Job 12:10).
- 2319 IN BRIEF Every human life, from the moment of conception until death, is sacred because the human person has been willed for its own sake in the image and likeness of the living and …