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The President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, reaffirms the Church’s opposition to euthanasia and assisted suicide, in response to media reports about the"Small Lexicon on the End-of-Life.”The Church is absolutely opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia and defends the right to life of every person, especially the most vulnerable, while fostering collaboration with politics on end-of-life issues.
In reality, Archbishop Paglia explained to Vatican News in the following interview, these are indications rooted in the last 70 years of papal and Church teaching. Pope Francis reiterated his appreciation for the work being carried out by the Pontifical Academy for Life. Indeed, the end-of-life issue is complex, and the Church has a rich Magisterium from Pius XII in 1957 to today.
I recall that Pius XII in 1956 – as noted in the Lexicon – affirmed the permissibility of suspending ventilation under certain serious conditions. And already in 2007, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith recognized that such treatments could be lawfully discontinued when they entail “excessive burden or significant physical discomfort.”
The Church reiterates its absolute opposition to any form of euthanasia and assisted suicide. This is also my conviction, even if some want to make me say otherwise.
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