[Catholic Caucus] Pope Francis credited with helping euthanasia law pass in Italy

LifeSite News ^ | December 19, 2017 | Dorothy Cummings McLean

[ebb tide]

Critics say the resistance of Catholic politicians to the bill was weakened after Pope Francis’ November speech to the Pontifical Academy for Life, in which he indicated that people may refuse life-prolonging medical treatment but failed to note that administration of nutrition and hydration are basic humanitarian care rather than medical treatment. According to Italy’s La Repubblica, and The New York Times, many of the bill’s supporters, and many Catholics, saw Francis’s speech as a “green light” to the new law.

De Mattei told LifeSiteNews that the Italian Bishops conference did not speak out against the legislation.

[LIConFem]

To paraphrase Rodney Dangerfield, ...

"Great Pope... really seems to care. (About what, I have no idea!)"

[seawolf101]

What happened to “Thou shalt not kill”.

So the pope is OK with murder.

Shocking...

[Revel]

“Italians will now be able to write “living wills” in which they can refuse not only medical treatment, but also hydration and nutrition. “

That is not Euthanasia. That is a basic human right. No one should have the right to force those things on anyone.

[Vaquero]

Antichrist Pope. What the heck?

[Salvation]

[BykrBayb]

Where are we going, and why is there a pope steering the handbasket?

[1scrappymom]

Not with this “pope”.

The old comment, “Is the pope Catholic?” Can’t be said anymore. I doubt this commie is even Christian.

[ebb tide]

From Vox Cantoris:

Oh look, Bergoglio's "great Italian" friend rejoices at the beginning of Italy's march towards euthanasia

No need to write a blog post.

The photos of Bergoglio's "great Italian" says it all.

Can the Argentian boil on the Seat of Peter really be this stupid? 

Or is he just evil?

UPDATE:

The Pope's words on the topic were necessary, wrote Corrado Augias in La Repubblica, “to overthrow the last resistance of some Catholics and--probably--to convince at least a group of them to give their consent to [the pro-euthanasia law].”

https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/pope-francis-credited-with-helping-euthanasia-law-pass-in-italy

Oh look, Bergoglio's "great Italian" friend rejoices at the beginning of Italy's march towards euthanasia

[Az Joe]

“Will no one rid us of this meddlesome priest?!”

[Aliska]

Pope John Paul II had some words about it. As I recall, it covered extraordinary means, think a feeding tube was not considered extraordinary but being on a ventilator indefinitely was (as examples). The Catechism covers it too:

Euthanasia

2276 Those whose lives are diminished or weakened deserve special respect. Sick or handicapped persons should be helped to lead lives as normal as possible.

2277 Whatever its motives and means, direct euthanasia consists in putting an end to the lives of handicapped, sick, or dying persons. It is morally unacceptable.

Thus an act or omission which, of itself or by intention, causes death in order to eliminate suffering constitutes a murder gravely contrary to the dignity of the human person and to the respect due to the living God, his Creator. The error of judgment into which one can fall in good faith does not change the nature of this murderous act, which must always be forbidden and excluded.

2278 Discontinuing medical procedures that are burdensome, dangerous, extraordinary, or disproportionate to the expected outcome can be legitimate; it is the refusal of "over-zealous" treatment. Here one does not will to cause death; one's inability to impede it is merely accepted. The decisions should be made by the patient if he is competent and able or, if not, by those legally entitled to act for the patient, whose reasonable will and legitimate interests must always be respected.

2279 Even if death is thought imminent, the ordinary care owed to a sick person cannot be legitimately interrupted. The use of painkillers to alleviate the sufferings of the dying, even at the risk of shortening their days, can be morally in conformity with human dignity if death is not willed as either an end or a means, but only foreseen and tolerated as inevitable Palliative care is a special form of disinterested charity. As such it should be encouraged.

http://www.vatican.va/archive/ccc_css/archive/catechism/p3s2c2a5.htm

Right to life, when taking a life is permitted, abortion precede what I quoted, and suicide follows (see link above)

[piytar]

Anti-pope...

[DuncanWaring]

From Ann Barnhardt, “False-prophet forerunner of the anti-Christ”.

[piytar]

Yup.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Nutrition and hydration are not medicine. Still less are they instances of aggressive over-intervention. They are basics of palliative care: needed comfort care even for the terminal.

It's a different case if the person's body is not capable of absorbing them, e.g. a dying person in danger of choking on food administered orally, and too frail for NG or surgical interventions.

Even in this case, IV hydration can often keep the patient comfortable. Good palliative care workers know the basics of comfort care. To remove them to deliberately bring on or hasten death, when the patient's body is still capable of processing and using them, comes under the category of murder.

[JerryBlackwell]

Have we been so sinful we do not even have a pope to help us?

[SunkenCiv]

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[CdMGuy]

For those who really want to learn the truth about Jorge Bergoglio, I suggest you spend $9.50 and purchase The Despicable Pope. It is only available in Kindle form from amazon.com. There is no print version of this book first published in Italian in Italy a month ago.

[Revel]

So Before IV’s and Feeding Tubes existed then what? You think you have the right to force someone to eat or drink even if they choose not to do so. YOU DON’T.

[piusv]

Meanwhile the so-called “real pope” (Benedict) does nothing.