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Pope decries legalization of assisted dying
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LOURDES, France -- Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings.
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During his visit to France, Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted dying, surrogacy, genetic manipulation and the trade in human organs, arguing that science and technology must serve human dignity and the common good.
Pope Leo XIV spoke loudly about his opposition to euthanasia and medically assisted dying during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures and now also a place of healing for survivors of clergy sexual abuse.
Pope Leo XIV on Sunday blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures of the sick.
In visits with French bishops and workers in ministry in Lourdes today, Pope Leo offered words of encouragement and took aim at that nation’s legalization of medically-assisted dying and abortion.
LOURDES, France (AP) — Pope Leo XIV blasted the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral “false compassion,” as he doubled down on Catholic teaching about life during a visit Sunday to Lourdes, the French Catholic shrine associated with miraculous cures of the sick.
Pope Leo XIV condemned assisted suicide as "false compassion" during a Mass in Lourdes, France, urging the healthcare community to reject causing death.
Just over two months after France legalized assisted suicide and euthanasia, surrounded by many who are suffering illnesses, some terminal, Pope Leo made clear that “we must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion.
On the third day of his Apostolic Journey to France, Pope Leo XIV condemned the practices of assisted suicide and euthanasia in an address at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes delivered just weeks after the French ‘aid in dying' law came into effect.
LOURDES, France -- Pope Leo XIV on Sunday condemned the legalization of medically assisted death as immoral "false compassion," reaffirming Catholic teaching on the sanctity of life during a visit to Lourdes, the French shrine associated with miraculous healings.
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