"Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility at the beginning and end of their lives."
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... Skill AO1 "Explain the beliefs Christians hold about their responsibility at the beginning and end of their lives." Christians believe in the sanctity of life, and that all life is scared. God creates all life and therefore only he may take that away. In Corinthians 1, it states that the body is a temple and should be looked after. If a woman falls pregnant, the child is seen as a gift from God, and anything God does he has a reason for. Roman Catholics believe that abortion is murder. They'd use the quote "Do not kill" from the Ten Commandments to support this as they believe that applies to abortion as well. Conception is the beginning of life to them. After 8 weeks the foetus has a brain and Christians believe that they must also have a sole, therefore termination is just like killing a born child. In 1968, Pope Paul VI














