RESPECT FOR LIFE

IS LIFE IMPORTANT? WHY?

SHOULD WE RESPECT IT? WHY?
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RESPECT FOR LIFE

ACCORDING TO THE CATHOLIC TRADITION

BRAINSTORM
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE CATHOLIC TRADITION TELLS
US ABOUT RESPECT FOR LIFE?

SCRIPTURE

Genesis 1:27
So God created humankind in his image, in the image of
God he created them;male and female he created them
Imago Dei = Image of God
The symbolic relation between God and humanity
What does this tell us about Respect for Life in
Gods eyes?

BECAUSE HUMAN BEINGS ARE MADE IN THE IMAGE OF

GOD AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO SHARE THE LIFE OF
GOD, ALL HUMAN LIFE AND ALL PEOPLE ARE
WORTHY OF REVERENCE AND RESPECT

(ENGEBRETSON, K., DUNCAN, B., ELLIOT, PJ., RULE, P & RYMARZ, R. (2004). TO KNOW, WORSHIP AND LOVE:
CATHOLIC ETHICAL THINKING FOR SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS. MELBOURNE, VIC: JAMES GOOLD HOUSE
PUBLICATIONS.

THEREFORE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THAT

1.

THE HUMAN PERSON IS AT THE CENTRE OF CREATION

2.

THE HUMAN PERSON WAS MADE IN THE IMAGE OF GOD

3.

THE HUMAN PERSON HAS THE CAPACITY TO KNOW GOD

4.

THIS CAPACITY DETERMINES OUR HUMANITY

IN CONCLUSION =
RESPECT FOR LIFE IS UNDOUBTEDLY IMPORTANT IN THE EYES OF GOD

HOW DOES JESUS SHOW RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE?

JESUS MIRACLES
HEALINGS
FEEDING
RAISING FROM THE DEAD

WHY IS THIS SIGNIFICANT?

MOST OF THE PEOPLE THAT JESUS ENCOUNTERED WERE OUTCASTS
E.G LEPERS, THE BLIND, WOMEN WITH HAEMORRHAGES, PEOPLE WHO WERE
POSSESSED

LIST OF PARABLES
THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP
MATTHEW 18:12-14, LUKE 15:3-7
THE PARABLE OF THE MUSTARD SEED
MARK 4:30-32, MATTHEW 13:31-32, LUKE 13:18-19
THE PARABLE OF THE PRODIGAL SON
LUKE 15:11-32

THE PARABLE OF THE LOST SHEEP

LUKE 15:3-7
NOW ALL THE TAX COLLECTORS AND SINNERS WERE COMING NEAR TO LISTEN
TO HIM. 2AND THE PHARISEES AND THE SCRIBES WERE GRUMBLING AND
SAYING, THIS FELLOW WELCOMES SINNERS AND EATS WITH THEM.
SO HE TOLD THEM THIS PARABLE: 4WHICH ONE OF YOU, HAVING A HUNDRED
SHEEP AND LOSING ONE OF THEM, DOES NOT LEAVE THE NINETY-NINE IN THE
WILDERNESS AND GO AFTER THE ONE THAT IS LOST UNTIL HE FINDS IT?
5WHEN HE HAS FOUND IT, HE LAYS IT ON HIS SHOULDERS AND REJOICES.
6AND WHEN HE COMES HOME, HE CALLS TOGETHER HIS FRIENDS AND
NEIGHBOURS, SAYING TO THEM, REJOICE WITH ME, FOR I HAVE FOUND MY
SHEEP THAT WAS LOST. 7JUST SO, I TELL YOU, THERE WILL BE MORE JOY IN
HEAVEN OVER ONE SINNER WHO REPENTS THAN OVER NINETY-NINE
RIGHTEOUS PERSONS WHO NEED NO REPENTANCE.
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CATECHISM
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THE GOLDEN RULE

YOU SHALL LOVE YOU NEIGHBOUR AS

YOURSELF
CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
CHAPTER TWO

THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT

YOU SHALL NOT KILL

THIS IS THE BASIS FOR THE CHURCHS TEACHINGS ON RESPECT
FOR HUMAN LIFE AND RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF
PERSONS

CATECHISM CHAPTER TWO

ARTICLE 5: LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR
GOES INTO MORE DETAIL ABOUT SPECIFIC THEMES WHICH WE WILL DISCUSS IN
UPCOMING LESSONS

GENESIS 9:6
WHOEVER SHEDS MANS BLOOD, HIS BLOOD WILL BE
SHED BY MAN, FOR GOD MADE MAN IN HIS IMAGE

RESPECT FOR THE DIGNITY OF

PERSONS
1. RESPECT FOR HEALTH
2. RESPECT FOR THE PERSON
3. RESPECT FOR BODILY INTEGRITY
4. RESPECT FOR THE DEAD

TO CONCLUDE

WHICH ETHICAL ISSUES DO YOU BELIEVE

CHALLENGE THIS?