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I think moral intergrity is one person’s ability to conduct decisions based on one’s moral beliefs. A judgment that regardless of the final outcome will be based entirely on what they think is right or wrong.

Maximillian Kolbe is regarded as a Christian of great moral integrity. This was because of the torture he suffered during his time in Auschwitz. During this time he was ordered to do lots of manual labor such as moving heavy logs and dead bodies. Throughout this time, Maximillian Kolbe comforted his peers and inmates, preaching to them about God.

As a priest, Maximillian Kolbe continued as a priest and heard the confessions of the prisoners. He also held Masses under the watchful eye of the German guards. This was regarded as highly dangerous because anyone who was found doing so would be tortured and taken to prison. During the time he spent in Auschwitz someone had escaped. This meant that ten men were chosen to die, one of which had a family and children, Kolbe begged and pleaded the soldiers so that he could swap places with this man.  After Maximilian’s convincing, he swapped places with the man. The chosen men had to starve to death and Kobe was one of the final four to die. In the end Maximillian Kolbe was injected so that he would die faster.

I think Maximillian Kolbe had strong moral beliefs. The bible contains many passages where Jesus sacrificed himself for us so that we could be forgiven. In the same way, Maximilian Kobe sacrificed himself in place of the man so that he could see his family again, something that would of required lots of courage and mental strength to do.