(OSV News) The Scottish Catholic bishops have signed a public statement of protest against a bill to legalize assisted suicide in their country.
They joined the Church of Scotland part of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Scottish Association of Mosques to object to the proposed law because it would put pressure on vulnerable individuals to take their own lives.
Bishop John Keenan of Paisley, vice president of the Scottish Bishops Conference, signed the statement with the Re
On Thursday 18th May, Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley and Vice-President of the Bishops Conference of Scotland, will join the Rt Rev Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the Church of Scotland and Imam Shaykh Hamza Khandwalla, Imam of Dundee Central Mosque, at the Scottish Parliament.