The Catholic Faith Handbook

Chapter 28: Respecting Life

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God knows and loves us from the moment of our conception.
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If your life is threatened, the Church teaches that you can choose between trying to escape or killing in self-defense.
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The Church teaches that capital punishment is a more effective way to protect society than imprisoning an offender for life.
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The Church teaches that the good achieved through war must far outweigh the destruction and disruption that will result.
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Noncombatants may be harmed by war so long as the criteria for a just war are met.
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If a mother is critically ill, the Church teaches that an abortion is permitted to save her life.
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Euthanasia is permissible when the person involved is suffering deeply and wishes to end his or her suffering but is physically unable to do so.
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Because suicide is a grave offense against the Fifth Commandment, the Church teaches that someone who commits suicide is forever condemned to Hell, eternal separation from God.
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The Church defines scandal as an attitude or behavior that deliberately leads another person to sin, which harms his or her spiritual life.
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The Fifth Commandment also requires us to respect our health and the health of others as part of respecting life.
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Short Answer
Chapter 28 says, 'Acts that are legal are not always moral' (page 312). Choose one of the sins against the Fifth Commandment that are legal but not moral, and explain how this statement applies.