Message from the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Faithful on the Expansion of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada
Message from the Catholic Bishops of Canada to the Faithful on the Expansion of Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
During this Easter season as we celebrate the resurrection of Christ and the new life we have in him, we desire to engage our Catholic faithful on a subject of crucial importance to all of us. Bill C-7 has now become law, expanding euthanasia and assisted suicide in Canada, known as “Medical Assistance in Dying” (“MAiD”). As with the 2016 legislation that decriminalized these practices across Canada, the Catholic Bishops of Canada have consistently objected to such a law and most recently its expansion through Bill C-7,
Canadian bishops rally support for palliative care Canadian bishops rally support for palliative care By Canadian Catholic News April 15, 2021
Canada’s bishops are calling on Catholics to continue to push back against the “culture of death” even as efforts to block the expansion of euthanasia in Canada have so far failed.
In a special “message to the faithful” released April 8, the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) said it wants to “engage our Catholic faithful on a subject of crucial importance to all of us” and reiterated the Catholic Church’s support for palliative care being more widely available as the moral way to help Canadians who are nearing death.
BRENTWOOD The Brentwood Newsletter remained shuttered this week as townspeople continued to grapple with allegations of racism and the New Hampshire ACLU requested records of all town correspondence regarding the free community publication.
The website for the monthly publication run by volunteers is locked and password-protected, and no April edition has appeared in the town s mailboxes or email inboxes.
The publication has been under fire after it ran a piece in the March edition written by community member Richard Gagnon titled Racism: From a White Man s Perspective. The article criticized Black Lives Matter and questioned whether systemic racism exists.
The article was labeled an editorial rather than an op-ed or opinion piece, and several residents alleged that since the newsletter received town funding, the article would give an impression of Brentwood as racist. Community members have since called for a range of options, from stricter editorial supervision
Canadian bishops condemn new assisted suicide law 04/11/2021 at 8:20 PM Posted by Kevin Edward White
Catholic News Agency, April 9, 2021
Canada’s Catholic bishops have condemned the country’s new assisted suicide law, and are asking for people to pray and to contact their elected officials in opposition to it.
“At this point, it is important to become informed, to renew our involvement wherever we live, and to partner with members of our parish or other faith groups and organizations to continue lobbying our elected officials about these matters,” stated an April 9 letter by the president of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops
The Tablet April 9, 2021
A woman with Lou Gehrig’s disease is pictured in a file photo outside the British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver, where she was testifying to challenge the law regarding assisted suicide. Canadian bishops say the nation’s new medical assistance in dying law will pressure people with mental illness or disabilities. (Photo: CNS/Ben Nelms, Reuters)
By Agnieszka Ruck
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (CNS) Canada’s Catholic bishops said the possible pressures the country’s new assisted suicide law will place on Canadians with mental illness or disabilities are “all too real, perilous and potentially destructive.”
In a statement April 8, the Canadian Conference Catholic Bishops denounced the expansion of “medical assistance in dying” or MAiD, as it is known to those who are not near death. They called on people of faith to pray and to lobby elected officials about the issue.