[[catechism-of-the-catholic-church|Table of Contents]] --- - PART THREE: LIFE IN CHRIST - SECTION TWO: THE TEN COMMANDMENTS - CHAPTER TWO: YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF - Article 5: THE FIFTH COMMANDMENT > [[3.2.2.4.p7x|Previous]] - [[3.2.2.5.p7z|Next]] --- # Article 5. The Fifth Commandment You shall not kill.⁵⁴ You have heard that it was said to the men of old, "You shall not kill: and whoever kills shall be liable to judgment." But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment.⁵⁵ 2258 "Human life is sacred because from its beginning it involves the creative action of God and it remains for ever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end. God alone is the Lord of life from its beginning until its end: no one can under any circumstance claim for himself the right directly to destroy an innocent human being."⁵⁶ ^ccc-2258 --- **[54]** [[exodus-20|Ex 20]]:13; Cf. [[deuteronomy-05#^deuteronomy-05-17|Deut 5:17.]]**[55]** [[matthew-05|Mt 5]]:21-22.**[56]** CDF, instruction, Donum vitae, intro. 5. --- > [[3.2.2.4.p7x|Previous]] - [[3.2.2.5.p7z|Next]]