With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican's doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering "a moral and practical clarification" on the care of vulnerable patients.
"The church
Euthanasia legislation is headed for the Spanish Senate and, if passed, it would be a defeat for human dignity and would affirm a self-centered view of life that proposes death as a solution to one's problems, the Spanish bishops' conference said.
"To insist
Belgium's Brothers of Charity have cut ties with their 15 homes for psychiatric patients after the Vatican stripped the institutions of their Catholic status because euthanasia was permitted on their premises. Brother Rene Stockman, superior general of the Brothers of Charity, the
A Dutch cardinal predicted that the number of euthanasia cases in the Netherlands will surge after the country's highest court gave the green light to allow the killing of dementia patients no longer able to give their consent.The Supreme Court of the
A September ruling in a Quebec Court ruled that euthanasia must not be limited to patients whose deaths are ‘reasonably foreseeable,’ opening the door to euthenasia on demand. David Cook, the campaigns manager for Canada’s Campaign Life Coalition, writes: “As history proves,
Sometimes people involved in ministry can be very out of touch on important issues. After overhearing a conversation where a deacon complained that his priest preached about abortion instead of euthanasia or assisted suicide, Teresa Tomeo writes: “How could he not realize
‘Euthanasia and assisted suicide are a defeat for all. We are called never to abandon those who are suffering.’
It happens all the time. You’re out at a social gathering and someone knows you are Catholic. Their curiosity, without fail, prompts them to ask questions that always have nagged at them. Why can’t priests get married, or why doesn’t the Church
It’s hard not to think about end-of-life issues these days. Assisted-suicide legislation is popping up around the country. Euthanasia is becoming the new cause celebre among Hollywood’s elite. And in Florida the heart-wrenching battle over whether to withdraw nutrition and hydration from