Unit 4 Respect for Human Life and Dignity

Being made in God’s image means we _____.

• will never die

• have a fundamental dignity

• live our daily lives a God lives his

• look like God inside of us

The fundamental truth(s) at the heart of human dignity:

• We are created good

• We are in need of salvation

• We are meant for eternal life in the glory of God's holy Presence

• All of the answers

A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying and is also a violation of the Fifth Commandment. sometimes called "mercy killing"

• euthanasia

• abortion

• death penalty

• excommunication

The “interior voice,” guided by human reason and Divine Law, that leads us to understand ourselves as responsible for our actions, and prompts us to do good and avoid evil. To make good judgments, one needs to have a well-formed conscience.

• conscience

• genocide

• culture of life

• terrorism

A term used to describe a society that does not hold human life sacred in all its stages. Such a society creates structures of sin that allow human life to be attacked when it is most vulnerable. It denies solidarity

• culture of life

• genocide

• culture of death

• polygamy

A term used to describe a society that holds all life sacred, from conception to natural death. Such societies build social structures that protect and defend human life in all its stages.

• excommunication

• artificial means of conception

• euthanasia

• culture of life

the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.

• terrorism

• sexism

• racism

• genocide

A society that chooses a “culture of death” is a society currently at war with another country.

• True

• False

People who exercise the gift of freedom in the way God intends would never cause harm to another for personal gain.

• True

• False

Freedom means we have the right to pursue our own well-being at the expense of someone else’s life.

• True

• False