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Pope Says Euthanasia 'False Solution' to Suffering, Alludes to Comatose Woman's Fate
Fox News ^ | 2/1/09 | AP

Posted on 02/01/2009 10:09:12 AM PST by wagglebee

VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that euthanasia is a "false solution" to suffering, adding his voice to a bitter debate in Italy over the fate of a comatose woman whose father wants to remove her feeding tube.

During his Sunday blessing, Benedict said that love can help confront pain and that "no tear, from those who suffer and those who are with them, is lost before God."

Benedict didn't mention Eluana Englaro by name, but it was clear he was referring to her case, which has made headlines in Italy for months.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: benedictxvi; catholic; eluanaenglaro; euthanasia; moralabsolutes; prolife
In 2007, the Vatican condemned American Terri Schiavo's death as "arbitrarily hastened" and called the removal of her feeding tube a violation of the principles of Christianity and civilization.

The murder of innocent people is NEVER civilized.

1 posted on 02/01/2009 10:09:12 AM PST by wagglebee
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2 posted on 02/01/2009 10:09:48 AM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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3 posted on 02/01/2009 10:10:21 AM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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4 posted on 02/01/2009 11:27:36 AM PST by GOP Poet
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Pray for an end to euthanasia and the conversion of America to a culture of life.

5 posted on 02/01/2009 3:50:35 PM PST by Salvation ( †With God all things are possible.†)
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6 posted on 02/02/2009 4:05:35 PM PST by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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