Saturday, January 6, 2018
Youcat commented through CCC – Question n. 380 – Part I.
(Youcat
answer) Someone who is actually attacking the lives of others may and must be
stopped, if necessary by killing the attacker himself.
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 2263)
The legitimate defense of persons and societies is not an exception to the
prohibition against the murder of the innocent that constitutes intentional
killing. "The act of self-defense can have a double effect: the
preservation of one's own life; and the killing of the aggressor.... The one is
intended, the other is not" (St. Thomas Aquinas, STh II-II, 64, 7, corp. art.).
Reflecting and meditating
(Youcat comment) Legitimate defense against aggression is not
only a right; for someone who bears the responsibility for the lives of others
it can even become a duty. Nevertheless, legitimate defense must not employ
wrong, inappropriately harsh methods.
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 2265)
Legitimate defense can be not only a right but a grave duty for someone
responsible for the lives of others. The defense of the common good requires
that an unjust aggressor be rendered unable to cause harm. For this reason,
those who legitimately hold authority also have the right to use arms to repel
aggressors against the civil community entrusted to their responsibility.
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