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Life
Human life is a gift from God, sacred from conception to natural death, for man is made in God's image and likeness (CCC 2258, 2319).
A Sacred Gift from God
Human life is a gift from God, sacred from conception to natural death, for man is made in God's image and likeness (CCC 2258, 2319). Christian life is the life of grace — participation in the divine life of the Trinity through Baptism and the other sacraments (CCC 1212–1213). Eternal life is the gift of God himself: the vision and communion with the Holy Trinity in heaven (CCC 1024, 2550).
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Why is human life considered sacred? Human life is sacred from conception to natural death because man is made in God's image and likeness.
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