Post by iagosan on Sept 29, 2023 9:34:52 GMT
And now a pro-euthanasia bishop
Bishop of Antwerp, Mgr Bonny, expresses himself as follows in La Libre Belgique
The original article (in French can be found via the links below:
And now a pro-euthanasia bishop
MAXIMILIEN BERNARD
28 SEPTEMBRE 2023
Bishop Bonny of Antwerp writes in La Libre Belgique (via FC):
So the Church could adopt different positions on the question of euthanasia? Does this mean that, in the eyes of the Church, the value of life varies from one region of the world to another?
Philosophy has taught me never to be satisfied with generic black-and-white answers. All questions deserve answers adapted to a specific situation: a moral judgement must always be made according to the concrete situation, the culture, the circumstances, the context. [...]
No, [euthanasia is] not necessarily as such. [...] We constantly advocate respect for life, but I regret that, from the Vatican, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith affirms that euthanasia is always an intrinsic evil, whatever the circumstances. This is too simple an answer, and leaves no room for discernment. We will always oppose the wish of some to end a life too prematurely, but we must recognize that a request for euthanasia from a 40-year-old is not equivalent to that of a 90-year-old facing an incurable disease. We need to learn how to better define notions and distinguish situations. [...]
It's worth remembering that we can't kill, and I'm against all murder. But what is killing, what is murder? What do you say to someone who kills an enemy in self-defense? What do you say to someone who has been suffering from an incurable disease for years and has decided to ask for euthanasia after talking to his family, his doctor and his loved ones? We must always refer to the Bible, but nothing is more difficult than interpreting it and applying it to a particular situation without falling into fundamentalism. God relies on our intelligence to understand his word.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator
riposte-catholique.fr/archives/182447
or
archive.ph/VC3AX
Bishop of Antwerp, Mgr Bonny, expresses himself as follows in La Libre Belgique
The original article (in French can be found via the links below:
And now a pro-euthanasia bishop
MAXIMILIEN BERNARD
28 SEPTEMBRE 2023
Bishop Bonny of Antwerp writes in La Libre Belgique (via FC):
So the Church could adopt different positions on the question of euthanasia? Does this mean that, in the eyes of the Church, the value of life varies from one region of the world to another?
Philosophy has taught me never to be satisfied with generic black-and-white answers. All questions deserve answers adapted to a specific situation: a moral judgement must always be made according to the concrete situation, the culture, the circumstances, the context. [...]
No, [euthanasia is] not necessarily as such. [...] We constantly advocate respect for life, but I regret that, from the Vatican, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith affirms that euthanasia is always an intrinsic evil, whatever the circumstances. This is too simple an answer, and leaves no room for discernment. We will always oppose the wish of some to end a life too prematurely, but we must recognize that a request for euthanasia from a 40-year-old is not equivalent to that of a 90-year-old facing an incurable disease. We need to learn how to better define notions and distinguish situations. [...]
It's worth remembering that we can't kill, and I'm against all murder. But what is killing, what is murder? What do you say to someone who kills an enemy in self-defense? What do you say to someone who has been suffering from an incurable disease for years and has decided to ask for euthanasia after talking to his family, his doctor and his loved ones? We must always refer to the Bible, but nothing is more difficult than interpreting it and applying it to a particular situation without falling into fundamentalism. God relies on our intelligence to understand his word.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator
riposte-catholique.fr/archives/182447
or
archive.ph/VC3AX
