Life and Dignity vocab

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

• culture of life

• domestic slavery

• excommunication

• culture of death

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 at all stages

• culture of death

• culture of life

• death penalty

• genocide

the deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child. It is a grave sin and a crime against human life

• sex trafficking

• euthenasia

• abortion

• social sin

A direct action or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying. It violates the 5th Commandment

• euthanasia

• genocide

• suicide

• abortion

the punishment of execution, administered to someone legally convicted of a capital crime. The Catechism calls it, "inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person”

• culture of life

• domestic slavery

• excommunication

• death penalty

a form of human trafficking concerning work in a private residence—that create unique vulnerabilities for victims. It is a crime in which a worker is not free to leave his or her employment and is abused and underpaid, if paid at all

• sex trafficking

• domestic slavery

• suicide

• culture of death

the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to another for the purpose of sexual exploitation

• euthanasia

• genocide

• sex trafficking

• addiction

The impact that every personal sin has on other people; sin that directly attacks others' life, freedom, dignity or rights; and the collective effect of many people's sins over time, which corrupts societies

• excommunication

• culture of life

• social sin

• death penalty

A severe penalty that results from grave sin against Church law. The penalty is either imposed by a Church official or happens automatically because of the offense, resulting in not being permitted to celebrate or receive the Sacraments.

• culture of death

• social sin

• domestic slavery

• excommunication

deliberately taking one's own life. It is a serious violation of the 5th Commandment, for it is God's will that we preserve our lives

• suicide

• genocide

• abortion

• death penalty