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MORAL ACTS OF THE CHURCH

Every moral act must contain these three elementsThe act itself has to be good The person intending the act must have good intentions

The circumstances must be appropriate

THE CATHOLIC CHURCHThe Catholic Church says that it is okay for the state to use the death penalty, defend yourself against an intruder, and fight just wars. This gives each state power, but this power is not unlimited. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, 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. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being. (2258). This quote shows how the Church values life and doesnt think we should kill each other if possible.

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The Catechism also says, Assuming that the guilty party's identity and responsibility have been fully determined, the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the unjust aggressor. If, however, non-lethal means are sufficient to defend and protect people's safety from the aggressor, authority will limit itself to such means, as these are more in keeping with the concrete conditions of the common good and more in conformity to the dignity of the human person.

Today, in fact, as a consequence of the possibilities which the state has for effectively preventing crime, by rendering one who has committed an offense incapable of doing harm - without definitely taking away from him the possibility of redeeming himself - the cases in which the execution of the offender is an absolute necessity "are very rare, if not practically nonexistent. (2267)

WHAT DID JESUS SAY?


On the Sermon on the mount Jesus says, Offer no resistance to one who is evil. When someone strikes you on your right cheek, turn the other one to him as well. Jesus says to be responsible and to hold yourself above the people that would do that.

LOOKING TOWARDS THE BIBLE


Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image. Exodus 21:12Whoever strikes a man so that he dies shall be put to death. Leviticus 24:17Whoever takes a human life shall surely be put to death. All of these Bible verses tell us about killing being wrong, but states also have the right to use the death penalty in certain cases.

MAGISTERIAL DOCUMENT
Evangelism Vitae talks about the value of human life.

Written by Pope John Paul II .


Life in time, in fact, is the fundamental condition, the initial stage and an integral part of the entire unified process of human existence. It is a process which, unexpectedly and undeservedly, is enlightened by the promise and renewed by the gift of divine life, which will reach its full realization in eternity (cf. 1 Jn 3:1-2). (Pope John Paul II, EVANGELIUM VITAE, paragraph 2). Pope John Paul II says that we are made in Gods likeness and body.

WORK CITEShttp://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/capital_punishment.htm http://www.openbible.info/topics/capital_punishment Catholic Social Teaching (89)

http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp -ii_enc_25031995_evangelium-vitae_en.html

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