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All human beings have been created with God-given dignity. From the moment of conception to until death, human like must be respected and valued. We must do as much as we can to perseveres our lives. In order to do this, healthcare needs to be accessible to all. Ending life goes against God's plan and grace the person has received.

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"Confronting a Culture of Violence: A Catholic Framework for Action" the U.S. bishops also mentioned respect for life. It stated, "Respect for life is not just a slogan or a program; it is a fundamental moral principle flowing from our teaching on the dignity of the human person. It is an approach to life that values people over things. Respect for life must guide the choices we make as individuals and as a society: what we do and won't do, what we value and consume, whom we admire and whose example we follow, what we support and what we oppose."

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Then God said, “Let us make mankindin our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. (Gn 1:26-27)

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Catholic Social Teaching shows us that we must all work together to overcome violence. Violence is a growing and noticeable problem in the world, and it is our job as Catholics to do something about it and create change. We cannot do this alone and we must come together in Christ to defeat violence in our communities, nations, and world. Jesus instilled peace, love, and care in our hearts. If we realize this, we can work for the common good and achieve more than we can alone.

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Confronting a Culture of Violence: A Framework For Action
"Commitment and conversion can change us and together we can change our culture and communities.  Person by person, family by family, neighborhood by neighborhood, we must take our communities back from the evil and fear that come with so much violence.  We believe our faith in Jesus Christ gives us the values, vision and hope that can bring an important measure of peace to our hearts, our homes, and our streets."

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Matthew 5:43-45
"You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous"

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The document states the severity of racism and discrimination against any societal groups. The Church clearly states that discrimination is immoral because God made everyone equal in His divine image.

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Brothers and sisters to us is a pastoral letter that highlighted the immoral acts of racism and discrimination. This document was written in 1979 by the US Catholic Bishops.

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"There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" Galatians 3:28