The encyclical explains specific actions in light of several passages, the first one being …show more content…
Gods holy law is you shall not kill. Every humans life is sacred and they deserve to live. Killing others comes with many consequences, one being the death penalty.Killing is not the answer. According to John Paul II and the magisterium the only potentially acceptable use of the death penalty is when it would not otherwise be possible to defend society, a situation that is rare if not non-existent today.
The second passage I read about refers to Abortion.Out of all the crimes which can be committed against life, procured abortion has made it very serious and deplorable. The Second Vatican Council defines abortion as an "unspeakable crime." (citing Gaudiem Etspes) The texts of Sacred Scripture had never explained the opinion or questioning of abortion, so they do not condemn it. They show such much respect for the human being in the mother's stomach that they require as a logical consequence that God's commandment "You shall not kill" be extended to the unborn child as well, Christian Tradition as the Declaration issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith speaks to the world that abortion is a grave moral disorder. Paul VI was able to