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>>NO, Terri will not be a 'lamb to the slaughter'.

Here is what I recall from catechism, plus I had to look some of it up...

Passover celebrates the freedom of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. In 2004, Passover begins [today] April 5 at sundown and ends at sundown on April 13.

It was customary during to slaughter a lamb and smear its blood on their doorposts so the angel of death would pass over their homes.

[so the mention of Terri being a 'lamb' made me cringe, it's a little to real for comfort]

ALSO, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday are holy days of obligation.

If a priest or bishop is willing to visit Terri on any of those days, and Michael is STILL denying visitation, I would think he should be brought up on charges for denying Terri's rights as a Catholic. (and since the Pope obviously has considered Terri's case recently, it would be a VERY nice gesture for a BISHOP to offer to visit her THIS WEEK)

It might also be possible to push thru an emergency motion to stop this ILLEGAL denial of visitation. I don't believe any legal body (courts or LE) is currently forcing the visitation freeze. Its just the devil in Michael.

"If a priest or bishop is willing to visit Terri on any of those days, and Michael is STILL denying visitation, I would think he should be brought up on charges for denying Terri's rights as a Catholic. (and since the Pope obviously has considered Terri's case recently, it would be a VERY nice gesture for a BISHOP to offer to visit her THIS WEEK)"

Yes, his recent ruling on feeding tubes, and its timing, make it obvious he's been thinking about Terri. Which leaves me thinking of something I'm pretty sure can't happen. It may just be a pipe dream, but wouldn't it be nice if the Pope came to see her, or at least gave some personal, visible sign to her? Whew! I got shaky typing that.

I know I may be off the wall, but if there's anyone reading this who knows how to get word to the right people in Rome, I hope they at least consider doing so.