[NYer]

Florida’s Catholic bishops have been virtually silent. These bishops joined together in a public statement begging Gov. Jeb Bush to spare the life of convicted killer Paul Hill, a man who murdered two people. The prosecution in the Hill case did its job. Yet the bishops publicly pleaded that his life be spared. But two days after defending Hill’s life, these same bishops said the Church could not make a decision regarding whether Terri Schiavo should be starved to death. These bishops urged that more time be given prior to Terri’s imposed death by starvation so that “greater certainty as to her true condition” could be reached.

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[EODGUY]

If everything quoted in the article is correct, it appears Florida's Catholic hierarchy has a unique definition of what constitutes "life". Physical or mental perfection was never a requirement for the sanctity or preservation of life in the eyes of our Lord, based on my reading of scripture.

I hope all elderly Catholics who flock to Florida to live the remaining years God has given them on earth heed the quandry facing the bishops in that state.....it may someday affect them or a member of their family.


God bless,

EODGUY

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