4th

• The Good Samaritan


  Luke 10: 25-37
• Journey from Jerusalem to Jericho

  1. 18 miles/28.9km

  2. Pass through mountain ravines, also known as the Bloody way that is a den of robbers
• Priest


  • Traveling to Jericho for a large priest settlement
• Levite


  • Ignored the injured man to avoid being accused of murder
• Samaritan


  • Life is more important than the conflicts you have with each other
  • Are on bad terms with the Jews
  • Are the least expected to help the Jews
• CCC


  Catechism for the Catholic Church - the official source of church teachings
• CFC


  Catechism for the Filipino Catechists
• CCC 1700


  The dignity of the human person is rooted in his creation in the image and likeness of God
• Dignity of The Human Person

  • To protect and respect is the 2 main duties of people
  • It is not selective/selected
  • Demands us to protect and respect human life
  • We can be life God based on how we act
• CCC 2258


  Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end
• Why is life sacred?


  • We are sacred because our Creator is also sacred
  • God permitted us to exist and go back to him
• St. Thomas Aquinas


  • Is a doctor of the church
  • Created 5 arguments
  • Science and math cannot fully explain a human person deeply so the Church concludes that God is an intelligent designer
• CCC 2277


  The direct & voluntary killing of an innocent person is always gravely immoral
• Immoral


  • Against the law of God & Society
  • Immorality ≠ God & Society
  • Moral is the will to God & people
• Primary Target of Immoral Actions

  People who cannot speak & fight for themselves - unborn, elders, and the sick
• CCC 2270


  • Human life must be respected & protected absolutely from the moment of conception
  • Conception is from womb to tomb
  • In conception, there is already a zygote - a one celled biological identity – life
• CCC 2273

  The right to life of every innocent human individual is a constitutive element of a civil society and it's legislation
• Constitutive

  A basic/essential part of law
• Direct Offenses against Human Life


  • Murder
  • Abortion
  • Euthanasia (mercy killing)
  • Suicide
• 27% decline rate of murder (Jan-Feb 2024)
• Homicide


  The legal term of killing someone and is not penalized, can be self-defense
• Miscarriage (unintended abortion)


  It is not directly willed by the mother, caused by accidents and defects
• Induced Abortion (intentional abortion)


  The willed expulsion of the fetus
• Factors for Euthanasia


  • Ordinary means
  • Without excessive sacrifice or expense
  • Reasonable hope for recovery
• When all 3 factors are not present, there is no reason to promote life anymore
• The Catholic Church teaches that by no means people are obliged to exert beyond their capacity to prolong life
• Treatments for end of life

  • Medical treatment
  • Pain management
  • Emotional support
  • Spiritual Care
• Suicide


  • The act of intentionally taking one's own life
  • It is a tragic & complex issue that involves a person feeling overwhelmed by emotional pain, hopelessness, or emotional despair
• 57.3% suicide rate during the pandemic (2020)
• Reasons why suicide is a sin

  • Rejecting God as the master of our life
  • Denying the presence of God as life giving spirit
  • Disobeying God of his command to love oneself
  • Depriving others of their unique love and care
  • Refusing to accept moral judgement of their conscience to do good and avoid evil
• Indirect offenses against Human Life

  • Smoking
  • Inordinate Drinking Alcohol
  • Use of Illegal Drugs
• Reasons why people smoke

  • Peer pressure
  • False sense of belongingness
  • Macho image
  • Trend
  • Association with people from the upper class
  • Curiosity
• Effects of Drinking Alcohol


  • Weakening of reasoning power & self-control
  • Boisterous & aggressive behavior
  • Loss of coordination & sense of perception
  • Violent emotional behavior
  • Complete unconsciousness
• When is it lawful to take one's life?

  • Self-Defense
  • Heroic Death
  • Just War
• The main agenda of a just war is not the death of people
• War must be taken only as a last resort
• Cold War


  Involves no weapons/blood does not flow but the pursuit is to abolish a nation economically
• Half jew & half gentile


  Samaritan
• Worship many Gods


  Gentiles
• the samaritan Gave expensive wine & oil as first aid to the jewish man