Dying with Christ, Living with Hope
The Most Reverend Douglas Crosby, O.M.I., Bishop of Hamilton and President of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), has sent a submission this past October 19 to the Expert Panel on Options for a Legislative Response to Carter v. Canada. The submission includes references to Church teaching with pertinent citations from the Catechism of the Catholic Church, together with excerpts from the CCCB Plenary Assembly's statement on assisted suicide released on September 18, 2015, supplemented with further comments on the urgency and importance of palliative care.
Dear Minister,
Further to the ruling of the Supreme Court of Canada this past February 6, the Catholic Bishops of Canada welcomed the announcement you made in media interviews last month when you said that the federal government will soon reveal details of its public consultations regarding new legislation on assisted suicide. More recently, my brother Bishops and I also noted media reports a few weeks ago which quoted you as saying that the consultation, "while not formally announced, has begun." read more
On Friday, Feb 6 the Supreme Court of Canada struck down sections of the Criminal Code dealing with assisting in suicide. People everywhere have responded in one way or another to this change. The weekend of the ruling Archbishop Mancini shared his own thoughts and response in the his homily for the 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time:
“Sing praises to the Lord who heals the broken-hearted” – Psalm 147
Dear Friends,
Today the gospel shows us Jesus, the healer! He healed Peter’s mother-in-law, and he healed all those who were brought to him that evening. Why did he do that?
