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Dying with Christ, Living with Hope

Dying with Christ, Living with Hope

 

The Christian Medical and Dental Association – Canada (CMDA) will host another series of it’s Dying with Christ, Living with Hope sessions this winter.  The two options for the sessions are:

Despite its innocent sounding name, MAiD can destroy your soul. Participating in euthanasia can be a mortal sin, provided it is undertaken with full knowledge and complete consent.

The idea of “dying with dignity” seems to suggest that a person can lose their dignity at a certain point of their illness or disability. In April 2024, the Church wrote the following: “each human being, regardless of their vulnerabilities, receives his or her dignity from the sole fact of being willed and loved by God.” (Infinite Dignity) The Church was critical of cultures which “marginalize or even oppress individuals with disabilities, treating them as ‘rejects’”. Pope Francis has repeatedly spoken out against a “throwaway culture” that does not provide support and love to people who are experiencing vulnerabilities, but instead offers death through euthanasia.  


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