Day 293: Legitimate Defense

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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🗓️ 20 October 2023

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

Is there ever a time where legitimate defense is justifiable? The Catechism answers this question and how it relates to honoring the dignity of the human person as we dive deeper into the fifth commandment. We learn about defense of ourselves and others, principles of crime and punishment, and capital punishment. Fr. Mike also explains the Church’s current teaching on the death penalty and why it has changed over time. Today’s readings are Catechism paragraphs 2263-2267.

This episode has been found to be in conformity with the Catechism by the Institute on the Catechism, under the Subcommittee on the Catechism, USCCB.

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Please note: The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains adult themes that may not be suitable for children - parental discretion is advised.

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0:00.0	Hi, my name is Father Mike Schmitz and you're listening to The Catechism in a Year Podcast,
0:09.3	where we encounter God's plan of sheer goodness for us, revealed in Scripture and passed
0:12.7	down to the tradition of the Catholic faith.
0:14.8	The Catechism in a Year is brought to you by Ascension.
0:16.9	In 365 days, we'll read through the Catechism of the Catholic Church discovering our identity
0:21.6	and God's family as we journey together toward our Heavenly Home.
0:24.7	This is day 293, we're reading paragraphs 2263 to 2267, as always, I am using the ascension
0:31.6	edition of the Catechism, which includes the foundations of faith approach, but you can
0:34.9	follow along with any recent version of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
0:38.0	You can also download your own Catechism in a Year Reading Plan by visiting ascensionpress.com
0:42.5	slash C.I.Y.
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0:47.4	notifications.
0:48.4	On Monday, day 293, paragraphs 2263 to 2267, we're looking at legitimate defense.
0:54.2	Remember, yesterday we set the context.
0:55.6	The context, of course, is the dignity of the human person, as well as the actual heart
1:00.3	of the commandment, which is, you shall not kill, which is specifically means taking an innocent
1:05.4	human life.
1:06.4	So murdering an innocent human being, that is what the definition is.
1:10.3	But we also heard that we are called by Jesus to go beyond that.
1:14.5	We're called to avoid feeding anger, or to avoid solidifying into hatred, or pursue
1:20.9	vengeance.
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