This printable crossword puzzle on the topic of Catholicism has 14 clues. Answers range from 7 to 20 letters long. This crossword is also available to download as a Microsoft Word document or a PDF.
Social encyclical written by John Paul II in response to a rise in the legalization of abortion and euthanasia
The deliberate termination of a pregnancy by killing the unborn child
A direct action, or a deliberate lack of action, that causes the death of a person who is handicapped, sick, or dying
Society that holds all life is sacred, from conception to natural death. Such societies build social structures that protect and defend human life in all its stages
Society that does not hold human life sacred in all its stages. Such societies create structures of sin that allow human life to be attacked when it is most vulnerable
The "interior voice" guided by human reason and Divine Law that promotes us to do good and avoid evil
The 1973 US Supreme Court case decision which ruled that states cannot limit a woman's right to an abortion
The ability of people to create a new human using means such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, or surrogate parenting
• Ability to create a biological reproduction of a human being who is genetically identical to the original person
Proving food and water, even through artificial assistance
Putting someone to death for a high level crime. Only morally accepted by the church in very rare circumstances
using stem cells from aborted embryos/fetuses/ other cells for testing purposes
Approach to criminal justice in which the emphasis is on hurting the offender
Focuses on restoring the good that has been harmed by criminal activity - for the victims, the community and the offender too