Pope Benedict XVI Headed to Scotland, Urges Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bill

Subject:	Pope Benedict XVI Headed to Scotland, Urges Opposition to Assisted Suicide Bill
Date:	Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:45:37 -0500

His Holiness will travel any lengths to help save lives. 'Assisted suicide'
is but a euphemism for legalized murder.

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Pope Benedict XVI Headed to Scotland, Urges Opposition to Assisted Suicide
Bill

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
February 5, 2010

Glasgow, Scotland (LifeNews.com) -- Pope Benedict XVI is headed to Scotland
where he will urge members of the Scottish Parliament to oppose a bill that
would legalize assisted suicide. The head of the Catholic Church told
Scottish bishops today that euthanasia "strikes at the very heart" of
Christianity.

The pope said assisted suicide a sign of "the increasing tide of secularism"
in Scotland and he urged Catholics to take a more active stand in speaking
out against it.

Pope Benedict will visit England, Wales and Scotland in mid-September and he
said in a statement that "support for euthanasia strikes at the very heart
of the Christian understanding of the dignity of human life."

"Recent developments in medical ethics and some of the practices advocated
in the field of embryology give cause for great concern," he added.

Benedict XVI also encouraged Scottish bishops in his meeting with them today
at the Vatican to make their voice heard in public society.

"A strong Catholic presence in the media, local and national politics, the
judiciary, the professions and the universities can only serve to enrich
Scotland's national life, as people of faith bear witness to the truth,
especially when that truth is called into question," he said. "All too often
the Church's doctrine is perceived as a series of prohibitions and
retrograde positions, whereas the reality, as we know, is that it is
creative and life-giving."

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J Young
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