5th Commandment

Question 1

What is the 5th Commandment

Answer 1

You shall not kill

Question 2

Nature of life

Answer 2

Sacred

Precious

Gift from God

Question 3

Realities about Life

Answer 3

God is the owner of all life

Human beings are only stewards of life

Question 4

taking away others’ lives

Answer 4

Murder

Question 5

the deliberate ejection of a fetus from

the womb

Answer 5

Abortion

Question 6

refers to the expulsion of the
fetus as desired by the mother for the purpose other
than saving her own life.

Answer 6

Direct or Selective abortion-

Question 7

refers to the ejection of the

fetus for the purpose of saving the life of the mother.

Answer 7

Indirect/ therapeutic abortion-

Question 8

known as “mercy killing”

Answer 8

Euthanasia-

Question 9

is the act of assisting

terminally ill patient to commit suicide

Answer 9

Active euthanasia-

Question 10

is a case where the
life-saving terminally ill person are intentionally
not pursued.

Answer 10

Passive euthanasia-

Question 11

refers to the of voluntary/intentionally taking

away one’s life

Answer 11

Suicide-

Question 12

anyone who hates his brother is a

murderer (1: John 3:15)

Answer 12

Anger-

Question 13

such as smoking, excessive

drinking of liquor, use of illegal drugs

Answer 13

Vices-

Question 14

otherwise known as
“self-defense” adheres to the principle of double
effect, which allows the use of lawful violence, to
maintain peace and security

Answer 14

Legitimate defense

Question 15

the ejection of a fetus
from the womb with the intention to save the
life of a mother

Answer 15

Therapeutic abortion-

Question 16

inclusion of ethical and moral

implications in medical practice and research

Answer 16

Bioethics-

Question 17

Command of 5th commandment

Answer 17

The command of the fifth commandment is the
protection of life. Thus we are demanded to
respect all life especially human life.