Life and Death - Evidence Flashcards
Catholic quotes for euthanasia
‘Do not murder’ - Ten Commandments
‘Euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God’ - Pope John Paul II (Evangelium Vitae)
‘God made mankind in his image’ - Genesis
Humanist quotes for euthanasia
They would agree with the ‘right to life’, but argue that dying with dignity should be considered a fundamental human right. They would avoid the phrase ‘sanctity of life’.
Catholic evidence on palliative care
‘Those whose lives are diminished or weakened deserve special respect’ - Catechism of the Catholic Church
Catholic evidence for the sanctity of life
‘Do not kill’ - Ten Commandments
‘God breathed life into Adam’s nostrils’ - Genesis
Humanist evidence for the quality of life
‘My life, my body, my choice’ - Humanist slogan
Catholic evidence for the resurrection
‘He is risen’ - the Gospels
‘I am the resurrection and the life’ - Jesus in the Gospels
What did St Paul say about the resurrection?
In 1 Corinthians 15, St Paul states that a belief in the resurrection of Jesus is the central belief of Christianity. Those who reject resurrection, and especially that of Christ, they reject Christianity as a belief system altogether.
Catholic evidence for the afterlife
‘He is risen’ - the Gospels
‘Our Father, who art in heaven’ - the Lord’s Prayer
Humanist evidence for the afterlife
‘For the one life we have’ - Humanist slogan
Catholic evidence for purgatory
‘The fire will test the quality of each persons work’ - 1 Corinthians 3
‘ While we assist the good souls in purgatory through our good works and prayer’ - Pope Francis
Catholic evidence for judgement
‘I tell you, seventy-seven times’ - Jesus on forgiveness
‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted’ - the Beatitudes
Jewish evidence for life after death
‘Olam ha ba’ - meaning ‘the world to come’
‘Dust you are, to dust you shall return’ - The Torah
