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The Catechism of the Catholic Church was promulgated by Pope John Paul II in 1992. It was published in Latin with translations in English and Spanish. The English version was released in 1994. It aims to summarize, in book form, the main beliefs of the Catholic Church. A revised edition was published in 1997.  The Catechism contains discussions and extensions of the meanings of the Ten Commandments. The Fifth Commandment (Thou shalt not murder.) is relevant. The discussion of the Fifth Commandment is divided into three sections. Section II ''Respect for the Dignity of Persons'' is relevant. It is divided into several subsections. The subsection entitled ''Respect for Bodily Integrity'' is relevant. It includes Paragraph 2297. Paragraph 2297 does not use the word ''circumcision''. It does discuss ''amputations'' and ''mutilations'', which certainly include circumcisions''.