I can't prove it one way or another, but my understanding is that she could have communion through her feeding tube (possibly), but the orders from the court are that NOTHING goes into her mouth, feeding tube or no. To catholics, receiving communion by mouth is the only acceptable means. Usually they aren't allowed tiny pieces even, but I suppose exceptions can be made by bishops or priests in special situations.
In all this, I allow some fudge factoring, but the preponderance of the evidence to me who has followed the case for some time now is that the opposition and their supporters are heavily biassed and not fully truthful about Terri in a myriad of ways compared to what is coming from her supporters.
Take for example, Michael's assertion that her father "would cut her arms and legs off" to save her life making him sound like an ogre.
Any parent who has a son or daughter in the Iraq war would most likely do the same in order to save their child's life. I believe in my heart the father's intent, if he made such a statement, was that he loves his daughter enough that he would cut off her arms and legs (have it done medically, of course) in order to save her life. Any doctor worth his salt would do the same. It is common to amputate diabetic suffer's legs, partly or all, in order to save their lives.
The father's words were twisted and manipulated to make him sound harsh and cruel which is grossly dishonest and deceptive imo.
I read post #247. If it is from a valid document, score one for you. If it is true, it appears to be very recent. How many years has Terri been denied communion before now though? So maybe in the bigger picture, over a span of many years, it isn't such an untruth.
Yes, Bob Schindler did say something grotesque about cutting off Terri's limbs. He later conceded to the Court that he really wouldn't do it and that he shouldn't have said it. There are many fallacies on both sides. From what I've read on Free Republic there are far more fallacies being spread by the supporters of the Schindlers.
"the father's intent, if he made such a statement, was that he loves his daughter enough that he would cut off her arms and legs (have it done medically, of course) in order to save her life. Any doctor worth his salt would do the same. It is common to amputate diabetic suffer's legs, partly or all, in order to save their lives.
The father's words were twisted and manipulated to make him sound harsh and cruel which is grossly dishonest and deceptive imo."
Your opinion is right on!
Michael made it sound like Mr. Schindler is holding a hacksaw, and can't wait to get at his daughter to cut off her arms.
Michael's appearance on Nightline was truly disgusting.
Crocodile tears, selfish sanctimony, and feigned outrage all rolled up into one.
His physical appearance was frightening. His eyes seemed to be almost closed, just little slits opening up a bit wider at times.
He looked and sounded drugged.
He stumbled badly and seemed caught off guard when asked the crucial question, "when did Terri express her wishes to you?" It took about ten seconds for a totally incoherent answer to emerge from his mouth, about "some television program" or some such nonsense.
Felos was his usual diabolically dispassionate self.