"Moreover, "legitimate defense can be not only a right but a grave duty for someone responsible for another life, the common good of the family or of the State".[44] Unfortunately it happens that the need to render the aggressor incapable of causing harm sometimes involves taking his life. In this case, the fatal outcome is attributable to the aggressor whose action brought it about, even though he may not be morally responsible because of a lack of the use of reason.[45] "

Quote by Pope John Paul II  His Holiness Pope John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae, Section 55, Encyclical Letter on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life, March 25, 1995., Encyclical Letter on the Value and Inviolability of Human Life March 25, 1995

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