I. Respect for Human Life
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The legitimate defense of persons and societies is not an exception to the
prohibition against the murder of the innocent that constitutes intentional
killing. “The act of self-defense can have a double effect: the
preservation of one’s own life; and the killing of the aggressor…. the one is
intended, the other is not.”65
- SECTION TWO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
- Article 5 THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
- I. Respect for Human Life
- Article 5 THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT
- CHAPTER TWO YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF
From The Catechism of the Catholic Church – rosary.team
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