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Catechism› 3.Life in ChristPart 3› 2.The Ten CommandmentsSection 2› 2.You Shall Love Your Neighbor as YourselfChapter 2› 5.The Fifth CommandmentArt. 5› II.Respect for the Dignity of PersonsII.› Respect for the dead

CCC 2299

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The dying should be given attention and care to help them live their last moments in dignity and peace. They will be helped by the prayer of their relatives, who must see to it that the sick receive at the proper time the sacraments that prepare them to meet the living God.

In the Compendium: Q478

Read the full chapter 2. You Shall Love Your Neighbor as Yourself ¶2196–2557

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