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Dying with Christ, Living with Hope

Dying with Christ, Living with Hope

 

Deacon Larry Worthen of St. John XXIII Parish has been asked to present to the Parliamentary Committee on Assisted Death with Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto this Wednesday, February 3, 2016 in Ottawa. They have asked for our prayers.

They have these concerns: the protection of the vulnerable, conscience rights of healthcare workers and of healthcare facilities, and improved services for people with disabilities, mental illness and the elderly.

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


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