Sanctity of Life Flashcards
What is the sanctity of life?
Life is special, holy and belongs to God.
quotes from Genesis?
“In the beginning, God created”
“God breathed life into Adam’s nostrils”
“God made mankind in his image”
What do Catholics believe about the sanctity of life?
Catholics believe that god created humans differently from other animals, giving them a soul and the ability to make free decisions.
Sanctity of life with death
as life is a gift from God it should be cherished from conception to natural conception to natural death.
Any deliberate killing of an innocent person is always wrong because everyone has been made in God’s image.
How will this change a catholics life?
Catholics will try to do all they can to protect human life, so they will attend peaceful marches against euthanasia laws being change in the UK to make it legal.
Catholics will campaign for people to be supported with their pregnancies and children through better parenting support like parenting classes or for adoption to be encouraged as an alternative to those thinking about having an abortion.
