oose in a way that does not directly damage, destroy or impede any one of the basic human goods in one's self or in others. The basic human good of life refers simply to the preservation of life and to various aspects of health, safety and the removal of pain. It is relatively obvious to see, that killing a criminal his basic human good is being destroyed. It is easy to say, it is easy to say "he/she is a criminal and deserves the death sentence", but he/she is still a human being, and
             Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves 'the creation of God', and it remains forever in a special relationship with the creator...[N]o one can in any circumstance, claim for himself the right to destroy directly an innocent human being. (Pope John Paul II, 94)
             Furthermore, God himself proclaims that He is the absolute Lord of the l
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