LISA’S CATECHISM CORNER
YOUCAT*: “The Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill. God alone is Lord over life and death. Except in the case of legitimate self-defense of oneself or another, no one may kill another human being.” (2258-2262, 2318-2320)
As I reflected on this particular Catechism passage, the same “question and answer” kept popping in my head: “Who made me? God made me.” One of the first rote Q&A responses we were required to learn as a young child.
Well, this is why “Thou shall not kill” (Fifth Commandment). Our lives are sacred because God created us. And no one should take their life or someone else’s life because of this.
*Youth Catechism of the Catholic Church
Lisa Gomes is the director of the Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry