Human life is sacred
forever in a special relationship with the Creator, who is its sole end." (466)
In another point of the Catechism, we are told that "of all visible creatures only man is able to know and love his creator. He is the only creature on earth that God has willed for its own sake." (CCC 356) In other words, our life somehow reflects the life of God.
That is how each one of us is designed by God. The full realization of that original design may be thwarted by the many manifestations of our sinfulness. Just the same, in spite of such condition, we also know that God became man to save us and has given us all the means so we can be what we ought to be, according to God's providence.
This brings us to the conclusion that human life is always sacred no matter how sinful it is. God is so in love with man that he cannot abandon him. He will do everything to bring him back to him while respecting man's freedom. That's why in Christ, God is made to die, which is the greatest proof of one's love for another.
We need to counter the attack on human life by spreading this fundamental truth about us. That may sound quixotic, but with faith in God's powers and with our persistent effort, we know that the good and the truth will always prevail.
In this regard, St. Paul gave us a relevant piece of advice: "Purge out the old leaven, that you may be a new paste, as you are unleavened. For Christ our pasch is sacrificed." (1 Cor 5,7)
This will certainly take a lot of time, effort and suffering. But we need to convince ourselves that this is all worthwhile. We should pray, offer a lot of sacrifices, and do whatever we can, individually or with others, to do a battle of love to uphold that human life is sacred.
‘We should be quick to discern God's designs when some evil takes place, so we avoid falling into a vicious cycle that sin
usually generates.’