1. RESPECT LIFE!
Thou shalt not kill.

2. See Matthew 22: 36-40 Love and life are related
Love leads to fullness of life
Love is shown by CHERISHING life

3. Sins against LIFE Anger (when acted upon) Scandal (gossip) Abortion
Suicide
Euthanasia
Violence and war
Capital punishment

4. See Jeremiah 1:5 Abortion:
The killing of a developing baby before birth
The baby has the right to life, the right to know, love and serve God as a human being in the world.
Since a baby can’t defend or protect himself, we must protect his or her right to life.

5. Pro-Life Video
2271    Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law (Catholic Catechism)

6. Suicide: The deliberate taking of one’s own life
God can provide that person with an opportunity for repentance
The Church prays for people who have taken their own lives

7. Euthanasia Also called “mercy killing”
Direct intervention to end life for the purpose of ending human suffering.
It causes a person to die before he or she would die naturally.

8. Violence and War The just war theory
All citizens and governments must work to avoid war
Sometimes force must be used to obtain justice

9. Conditions to allow force
The damage inflicted by the aggressor must be lasting, grave, and certain
All other means must have been shown to be impractical or ineffective
There must be serious prospects of success
The use of arms must not produce evils or disorders graver than the evils to be eliminated.

10. Capital Punishment
Many European nations have abolished capital punishment
The American bishops have campaigned since 2005 to end the death penalty