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Search for in author OR full textWord matches: euthanasia: 188 1 - Dec 2015 - Letters: Euthanasia: letter to a PM, Arnold Jago Were all now under pressure to consider voluntary euthanasia and assisted suicide as acceptable even desirable things. 2 - Sep 2015 - The Americas: Pope Francis’ challenge to American Catholics, AD2000 Report One of the most significant challenges in the United States is the prevalence of utilitarian ideas ranging from a lack of care for the poor and marginalised to acceptance of abortion and euthanasia. 3 - Jul 2015 - Marriage: The slippery slope to same-sex “marriage”, Anne Lastman I remember Fr Paul Marx Founder of Human Life International saying that abortion will surely lead to euthanasia. 4 - Jun 2015 - Life issues: Reflections on the death penalty, Anne Lastman I simply try and stay out of other issues including euthanasia because I know that there are others dealing with these and doing it well. 5 - Apr 2015 - Today's prophets: where are they?, Anne Lastman Sexual abuse and exploitation of children pandemic and the demand for euthanasia. 6 - Apr 2015 - Designer babies: Dolce&Gabbana versus Elton John, Fr Dwight Longenecker Genetic engineering sex-selection abortion and the elimination of defective foetuses are stepping stones to wider acceptance of eugenics assisted suicide and enforced euthanasia. 7 - Mar 2015 - Books: MODERN MORAL PROBLEMS: Trustworthy Answers to Tough Questions, William B Smith, Michael E. Daniel Much of this volume deals with what have become contentious issues such as euthanasia exploitation of human embryos birth control and homosexuality. 8 - Mar 2015 - Synod: AFA calls for Synod to strengthen support for families, AD2000 Report It also warned of the anti-life culture which impacts on families with an acceptance of abortion assisted suicide and euthanasia and an unwillingness to accept children who are the greatest gifts of marriage. 9 - Oct 2014 - News: The Church Around the World The declaration recognised the primacy of Gods laws over human laws in medicine and the signatories have pledged not to play a part in abortion birth control in-vitro fertilisation or euthanasia. 10 - Sep 2014 - Letters: Fifth Commandment!, Richard Congram In Britain parliament debates a bill to allow assisted suicide while notable Anglicans Lord George Carey former Archbishop of Canterbury and South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu voice their support for euthanasia. 11 - Sep 2014 - Christian witness in a secular world, Fr Paul Rowse OP With the public discourse on euthanasia beginning once again (and I must ask whether it ever subsided) I was disappointed but not surprised to see how our Professor Nicholas Tonti-Filippini was effectively sidelined in a televised dialogue. 12 - Sep 2014 - Euthanasia: Britain's euthanasia bill faces mounting opposition The risks alluded to have indeed become more apparent in recent weeks with Professor Theo Boer formally a leading advocate of legalising euthanasia in the Netherlands reversing his position. 13 - Aug 2014 - Uncovering the ideas behind the 'culture of death', Donald DeMarco In Chapter 11 of Evangelium Vitae Saint John Paul II refers to abortion and euthanasia as attacks made against human life at the time of its greatest frailty. 14 - Jul 2014 - Life: a gift of inestimable value, Anne Lastman Euthanasia Because of the lack of respect for life in its genesis there have been continuing pressures to legitimise the premature taking of life before its natural end . 15 - Jun 2014 - Societal violence and the murder of children, Anne Lastman We are heading towards a society where innocence (small sick elderly incapacitated) can be murdered legally in a further type of murder euthanasia. 16 - May 2014 - News: The Church Around the World Today he said the child is reduced to fodder for human trafficking to slavery to a cruel spectacle or into a weapon of war when not exposed to abortion or the tragic possibility of euthanasia. 17 - Apr 2014 - Letters: Asylum seeker statement, Richard Congram Yet in the 14 years since 1999 there has not been one Statement on those most fundamental breaches of the sanctity of human life: abortion and euthanasia. 18 - Apr 2014 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic News Agency Russian concern over Belgian adoptions Russian parliamentarians have asked Russias foreign ministry to study the recently passed law allowing child euthanasia in Belgium to decide if its citizens should be legally banned from adopting Russian minors. 19 - Dec 2013 - Christifidelis Laici: vocation and mission of the lay faithful (1), Anne Lastman There is the change in understanding of the human person whose dignity is now challenged and violated by new ideologies economic power political and inhumane systems abortion euthanasia and loss of real freedoms. 20 - Oct 2013 - Support: Launch of 2013 Fighting Fund, Peter Westmore The Fighting Fund is a means by which readers of this publication can support the continued existence of AD2000 as well as the broader works of the National Civic Council including those in support of human life which is threatened by abortion euthanasia and people trafficking and the institution of natural marriage against the forces which would fundamentally change it by redefining it to include same-sex unions. 21 - Oct 2013 - Letters: Culture of life needed, Fr Bernard McGrath The loss of respect for life and motherhood leads to abortion infanticide sterilisation infidelity divorce homosexuality same-sex marriage assisted suicide euthanasia and even imposed population controls in some countries. 22 - Oct 2013 - Letters: Humanae Vitae, Ron Graham Paul VI correctly predicted that if artificial contraception were widely introduced then surely abortion and euthanasia would follow. 23 - Sep 2013 - Letters: Contraception is harmful, Anne Lastman This will also lead naturally to euthanasia. 24 - Sep 2013 - Editorial: Catholic voters and the 2013 Federal Election Issues such as abortion same-sex marriage and euthanasia: these are some of the benchmarks by which Catholics determine their vote and yet it is often so hard to gain a clear picture. 25 - Jul 2013 - Paul VI: Humanae Vitae: still prophetic after 45 years, Anne Lastman Rudderless As examples of intrinsically evil acts John Paul II cites (in Veritatis Splendor) abortion contraception homosexuality direct sterilisation IVF euthanasia and mental and physical torture. 26 - Jun 2013 - News: The Church Around the World Published with the subtitle: Pope Francis on Faith Family and the Church in the 21st Century it offers insights into the Popes thoughts on a wide variety of issues from abortion and same-sex marriage to euthanasia and capitalism. 27 - May 2013 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Euthanasia and assisted suicide continue to be burning issues for our society. 28 - Apr 2013 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Euthanasia and assisted suicide continue to be burning issues for our society. 29 - Mar 2013 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Euthanasia and assisted suicide continue to be burning issues for our society. 30 - Feb 2013 - Fighting Fund: 2012 Fighting Fund update Separately bills to legalise euthanasia have been introduced into state parliaments and must be resisted. 31 - Dec 2012 - Support: Fighting Fund Separately bills to legalise euthanasia have been introduced into state parliaments and must be resisted. 32 - Nov 2012 - Support: Fighting Fund Separately bills to legalise euthanasia have been introduced into state parliaments and must be resisted. 33 - Oct 2012 - Support: 2012 Fighting Fund Progress Separately bills to legalise euthanasia have been introduced into state parliaments and must be resisted. 34 - Sep 2012 - Editorial: 2012 Fighting Fund launched: support Christian values, Peter Westmore Separately bills to legalise euthanasia have been introduced into state parliaments and must be resisted. 35 - Jul 2012 - Letters: US religious women, Richard Congram Those deviations included avoiding or rejecting Church teachings on abortion euthanasia family life human sexuality and the ordination of women as well as public disagreement with positions adopted by the American bishops. 36 - Jun 2012 - Books: ABOUT BIOETHICS: Philosophical and Theological Approaches, Angela Schumann Chapter 2 Foundations of Contemporary Bioethics looks at the distinction between negative and positive freedom (autonomy) and the relevance of this to the euthanasia debate. 37 - Jun 2012 - Women Religious: Vatican takes action against dissenting US nuns, Babette Francis equality for homosexuals is the new civil rights issue and social justice means everything but abortion embryonic destructive research and euthanasia . 38 - May 2012 - Letters: Infanticide, Richard Congram But at this time when the push for unfettered rights of abortion euthanasia polygamous and even worse sexual relationships same-sex marriage and parenting is in crescendo mode there is cause for very grave concern. 39 - Mar 2012 - The global financial crisis and the West's fertility decline, Babette Francis Society has no more money to look after the elderly and as a result is studying the so-called sudden death euthanasia. 40 - Dec 2011 - Letters: Atheism, Paul Fitzgerald Apart from breaking her promise never to introduce a carbon tax she has more or less married the Greens and follows their policies on abortion and euthanasia. 41 - Nov 2011 - The Lion of Munster: Blessed Cardinal von Galen: a voice against tyranny, Babette Francis May these and his courage inspire our priests and bishops to preach against the state-sanctioned killing of the unborn and the creeping threat of euthanasia. 42 - Nov 2011 - News: The Church Around the World Christians in the OSCE region are consistently attacked because of their position on abortion and euthanasia. 43 - Oct 2011 - Episcopacy: Cardinal Pell: the responsibilities of Church leadership, Cardinal George Pell We have a huge network of services: we educate 20% of all Australians in our schools operate 23% of hospitals we provide 55% of palliative care which we are trying to extend given the emerging push for euthanasia. 44 - Sep 2011 - News: The Church Around the World Along with the need for Catholics in general to be more informed on Church teaching about euthanasia Cardinal Burke put special emphasis on Catholic students and seminarians being well versed on the topic. 45 - Sep 2011 - 2011 Fighting Fund launched, Peter Westmore This is what lies behind the push for legalised abortion homosexual marriage and euthanasia and the effort to remove all vestiges of Christianity from public life. 46 - Aug 2011 - The Carbon (dioxide) Tax: a religious perspective, Peter Finlayson Moreover the UNs Green-motivated international agencies such as the UN Womens and radical feminist groups with their anti-life (abortion euthanasia same-sex marriage and the like) policies are already disrupting traditional family life. 47 - Jun 2011 - Letters: Greens' agenda, Peter Finlayson abortion euthanasia same-sex marriage) already impacting especially on Western society. 48 - May 2011 - University Life: Australian Catholic Students' Conference 2011 a success, Br Barry Coldrey ACSA and its state affiliates have a vigorous presence in opposing aspects of the secular culture such as the legalisation of euthanasia and abortion. 49 - Apr 2011 - Books: TOWARDS A THEOLOGY OF THE ENVIRONMENT, by Paul Haffner, Barry Coldrey Available from Freedom Publishing) While each dedicated practising Catholic would have to answer for him/herself this reviewer has the impression that traditional practising Catholics view the environmental movement and so-called creation theology as of questionable orthodoxy at best a distraction from the more important moral issues arising from the secular agenda like abortion euthanasia and gay marriage. 50 - Apr 2011 - Books: THE LOSER LETTERS, by Mary Eberstadt, Terri Kelleher abortion and euthanasia; the absence of women children and families from the writings and concerns of atheists; the lack of numbers of converts to atheism; and the slippery slope i. 51 - Apr 2011 - Letters: Conscience?, Thomas & Patricia Watkin Joe Lopez (February AD2000) delights in the leadership given in the Victorian Bishops letter Your Vote Your Values Bishop Fishers statement on euthanasia and Bishop Elliotts sermon at the conclusion of the Christus Rex Pilgrimage. 52 - Mar 2011 - Books: THE AUSTRALIAN BOOK OF ATHEISM, Edited by Warren Bonett, Frank Mobbs Government policies The atheists in this collection think that denial of belief in God commits them to advocacy of: elimination of religious instruction in State schools euthanasia deleting reference to the monarchy in the constitution allowing only a muted voice in public affairs to religious interests and the cessation of government funding of religious schools hospitals and charitable services. 53 - Feb 2011 - Letters: Leadership, Joe Lopez The Victorian Bishops letter Your Vote Your Values Bishop Elliotts sermon at the conclusion of the Christus Rex Pilgrimage and Bishop Fishers statement on euthanasia were all answers to the prayers of many concerned Catholics. 54 - Feb 2011 - Letters: Euthanasia, Leon Voesenek I have followed with interest the articles on euthanasia in the media and would like to bring to readers attention what has happened in the Netherlands. 55 - Feb 2011 - Marriage: US bishops signal a tougher stance in the culture wars, Michael Gilchrist As in Australia the culture wars have intensified with increasing polarisation between the secularist elites and various Christian churches over issues such as euthanasia abortion on demand same-sex marriage and religious freedom. 56 - Feb 2011 - Editorial: Challenges ahead for the Church in 2011, Michael Gilchrist At the cutting edge is the relentless push for gay marriage euthanasia abortion and the denial of religious freedom. 57 - Dec 2010 - Letters: Euthanasia, Brian Coman The brazen arrogance so strongly implicit in our giving even passing consideration to euthanasia as an available option let alone placing it before parliament for incorporation into the law is staggering in its full portent. 58 - Dec 2010 - Poetry: Euthanasia, the insidious escalator, Bruce Dawe Recent political developments have brought the question of euthanasia again to the fore Even if all the world and everyone agreed Euthanasia as a philosophy would still be wrong. 59 - Dec 2010 - Homily: Christus Rex Pilgrimage: Building God's Kingdom on earth, Bishop Peter J. Elliott It is no surprise that euthanasia is being strongly promoted today. 60 - Dec 2010 - Euthanasia: Australia's Christian churches unite in opposition, MIchael Gilchrist The renewed push for legalised euthanasia across Australia along with the emergence of the Greens Party as a third political force at State and Federal levels has prompted opposition from a number of Christian churches and their leaders in recent weeks. 61 - Nov 2010 - Letters: Elephants in the room, Frank Bellet Now following the last debacle a few months ago we have politician Bob Green Brown (Mr 9%) who without the courtesy of any forewarning prior to the election is poised ready to strike with a private members bill in favour of euthanasia to be foisted on the public. 62 - Nov 2010 - News: The Church Around the World Archbishop Hart responds to push for euthanasia On 7 October 2010 Archbishop Denis Hart of Melbourne released a statement in response to growing moves around Australia to reignite the euthanasia debate. 63 - Oct 2010 - Good priests: the Church's essential foot soldiers, Cardinal George Pell Things are still not good in the euthanasia capital of the world where Church practice is rarely above five per cent and the number of baptised Catholics has fallen significantly since the 1970s. 64 - Oct 2010 - Culture of Death: Euthanasia: latest frontier for legalised death in Australia, Babette Francis Archbishop Adrian Doyle of Hobart has warned against the Euthanasia Bill currently before the Tasmanian Parliament. 65 - Sep 2010 - Academia: Challenging times for Catholic universities, Babette Francis Euthanasia Another controversial involvement by ACU was with the Australian Science Festival talks at Australian National University Canberra on Dying with Dignity. 66 - Aug 2010 - Letters: Euthanasia, Dr Arnold Jago May 2010 has turned out to be yet another month of culture wars between the proponents of euthanasia and defenders of right-to-life. 67 - Jun 2010 - Books: SURVIVALS AND NEW ARRIVALS: Old and New Enemies of the Catholic Church, Belloc, Terri M. Kelleher And when you look at the main battle fronts in the current full frontal attack on the Churchs teachings and morals they concern issues of human life such as abortion euthanasia embryonic stem cell research surrogacy and IVF. 68 - Jun 2010 - Letters: Wake-up call, Fr Bernard McGrath If there were no traditional moral laws imposed on society there would be no protection from the harm done by lying cheating fraud stealing rape murder abortion euthanasia suicide pornography etc. 69 - Jun 2010 - American survey of young Catholics confirms Benedict's agenda, Carl Anderson But whats truly worrisome is that only around 60% think abortion and euthanasia are morally wrong and 61% believe its all right for Catholics to practise more than one religion. 70 - Jun 2010 - Christians and political action: euthanasia, Babette Francis Before his February visit to Scotland Pope Benedict told Scottish bishops that euthanasia strikes at the heart of Christianity and urged the Scottish Parliament to oppose a Bill legalising euthanasia. 71 - May 2010 - Culture Wars: Christians uniting to take a stand: the Manhattan Declaration, Bishop Julian Porteous Various lobby groups with particular ideological commitments constantly try to expand access to abortion allow embryo-destructive research and decriminalise assisted suicide and euthanasia. 72 - Mar 2010 - Letters: Genuine ecumenism, Rev Fr M. Durham The Declaration states among other things Because we honour justice and the common good we will not comply with any edict that purports to compel our institutions to participate in abortions embryo-destructive research assisted suicide and euthanasia or any other anti-life act; nor will we bend to any rule purporting to force us to bless immoral sexual partnerships treat them as marriages or the equivalent . 73 - Mar 2010 - Culture of Life: Cardinal Pell receives pro-life von Galen Award, Babette Francis He issued forceful public denunciations of the Third Reichs euthanasia programs and persecution of the Catholic Church making him one of the most visible and unrelenting internal voices of dissent against the Nazis. 74 - Mar 2010 - Netherlands: Remnants of faith in Europe's most secularised nation, Marina Corradi And Holland has been a pioneer in gay marriage and euthanasia. 75 - Mar 2010 - Secularism: Benedict to UK bishops: resist secularist threat, Michael Gilchrist Therefore let it be known that we will not comply with any edict that compels us or the institutions we lead to participate in or facilitate abortions embryo-destructive research assisted suicide euthanasia or any other act that violates the principle of the profound inherent and equal dignity of every member of the human family. 76 - Feb 2010 - Letters: Green religion, Deric Davidson Strong was a prime mover of Earth Charter which pushes for abortion euthanasia and population control and is endorsed by most environ-mental groups. 77 - Apr 2009 - Books: RENDER UNTO CAESAR:Living Our Catholic Beliefs in Political Life, Charles Chaput, Tim Cannon Although praise for the Churchs opposition to abortion and euthanasia is all but non-existent in the mainstream media today the Archbishop shows that it is the Churchs tradition of defence of human life and human rights which has remained steadfast while societys viewpoint lacks consistency. 78 - Mar 2009 - The family and the culture of death: a challenge for Christians, Fr Dennis Byrnes Todays modern permissiveness - pornography excessive alcohol drug abuse suicide abortion euthanasia violent crime and experiments on the unborn - poison civilisation; they debase the perpetrators more than the victims and militate against the honour of the Creator (Gaudium et Spes 27). 79 - Feb 2009 - Foundations of Faith: Protestant Reformation: origins and beliefs, Frank Mobbs Today with the focus on ecumenism and the challenge of aggressive secularism relations have improved with extensive cooperation in areas of common concern - marriage family abortion euthanasia - although fundamental doctrinal differences remain. 80 - Dec 2008 - Letters: Pro-Life, Chris Hilder They have disguised their approach by using the slogan of consistency to garner support while of course never intending to be consistent and reciprocate in the pro-life areas of abortion and euthanasia. 81 - Sep 2008 - Books: Saving Those Damned Catholics, by Judie Brown, Catherine Sheehan Abortions and acts of euthanasia occur in some American Catholic hospitals with contraceptives frequently prescribed to female patients. 82 - Aug 2008 - Reflection: World Youth Day: bringing a message of hope to the secular culture, Fr Dennis Byrnes Meanwhile many of our political leaders offer the wrong kinds of messages to the young through their anti-life stances on issues like abortion euthanasia or human embryo experimentation; and the world of entertainment often leaves a lot to be desired in its warped presentations of immoral life- styles. 83 - May 2008 - Magisterium: When is it infallible?, John Young Euthanasia is one example: here they cite Pope John Paul II from the encyclical Evangelium vitae where he says the sinfulness of euthanasia is . 84 - Apr 2008 - Apostolic journey: Pope's Washington visit will address key issues, Peter Westmore The social challenge presented by such issues as birth control the right to life for the unborn euthanasia and the role of Catholics in public life are all critical topics of discussion for the re-evangelisation of parts of an increasingly secularised Church and to bolster deeper convictions among Catholic youth. 85 - Apr 2008 - Progress report: AD2000's worldwide outreach via the Internet, Francis Young Perennial top ten searches include Oscar Romero Hound of Heaven priesthood vocations marriage and various bioethical issues including euthanasia and embryonic stem cells. 86 - Mar 2008 - Books: GOD AND CAESAR: Religion, Politics, and Society, by Cardinal George Pell, Catherine Sheehan In his essay titled The Role of the Bishop Dr Pell notes that 90000 abortions were carried out in Australia in 2004 while Holland where the Catholic faith has all but disappeared has become the euthanasia capital of the world. 87 - Feb 2008 - Books: WHEN MIGHT BECOMES HUMAN RIGHT:Essays on Democracy and the Crisis of Rationality, Tim Cannon Gay marriage legalised abortion euthanasia unbridled consumerism free-market sexuality and other such agenda are constantly being pushed. 88 - Dec 2007 - News: The Church Around the World The priest is controversial because in the 1960s he publicly dissented from Paul VIs encyclical Humanae Vitae and has since questioned Church teaching on homosexuality premarital sex euthanasia and in-vitro fertilisation. 89 - Aug 2007 - Errol P. Duke abortion euthanasia improper stem cell use and other related issues need a similar spiritual bullet. 90 - Jun 2007 - News: The Church Around the World In addition to issues such as abortion euthanasia and embryonic experimentation the bishops noted the recent regulations on family law that had been introduced by the Equality Act due to be enacted on 30 April and which would oblige Catholic adoption agencies to either equate homosexual couples with heterosexual couples or face closure for discrimination. 91 - May 2007 - Letters: Scourge of euthanasia, Brian Harris Euthanasia kills: the terminally ill; the deeply depressed; those who have no family or friends; the intellectually handicapped. 92 - May 2007 - Letters: Debating euthanasia with facts, Rebecca Soares I want a real debate on euthanasia. 93 - Mar 2007 - Books: Order Books from freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Father Tran analyses both sides of the argument on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 94 - Feb 2007 - Books: New Titles from AD Books au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Father Tran analyses both sides of the argument on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 95 - Feb 2007 - The Church and the environment: address the moral pollution first, Wanda Skowronska abortion embryonic stem cell research euthanasia and that taboo topic buried under decades of silence contraception. 96 - Dec 2006 - Books: New Titles from AD Books au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Father Tran analyses both sides of the argument on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 97 - Dec 2006 - Letters: Vatican guidelines on Holy Communion for politicians, Vincent Bemowski In the case of abortion or euthanasia a Catholic politician manifests formal cooperation in grave sins by consistently campaigning and voting for permissive abortion and euthanasia laws. 98 - Nov 2006 - Books: Order books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Father Tran analyses both sides of the argument on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 99 - Nov 2006 - Television: EWTN: now affordable and accessible in Australia, Moira Kirkwood Here is a potential to bring the scourges of our culture under control - abortion euthanasia pornography moral relativism same sex unions and a political correctness that excludes any reference to God - to name a few. 100 - Oct 2006 - Books: Order AD2000 books from www.freedompublishing.com.au Advancing the Culture of Death Peter Hung Manh Tran CSsR Father Tran analyses both sides of the argument on euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. 101 - Sep 2006 - Books: Advancing the Culture of Death, by Peter Hung Manh Tran, Peter Westmore ADVANCING THE CULTURE OF DEATH: Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide by Peter Hung Manh Tran (Freedom Publishing 2006 294pp $20. 102 - Sep 2006 - Conscience: AD2000 interviews Cardinal Pell, Cardinal George Pell There are other Catholics who invoke conscience to claim that abortion is sometimes permissible that homosexual marriage and euthanasia are Christian options and that the divorced and remarried without an annulment can regularly receive Communion. 103 - Jul 2006 - Letters: Degrees of Homosexuality, Vincent Bemowski In the United States these warnings apply particularly to those in the entertainment field the media and the majority of politicians in the morally challenged Democratic Party who not only approve of all forms of homosexuality but also support the right to kill through abortion and euthanasia. 104 - Apr 2006 - Letters: Action needed, Kevin McBride Catholics by and large now hold a wide range of views on abortion euthanasia IVF homosexuality divorce stem-cell research etc - all drifting or shaped in some way by their Catholic faith. 105 - Mar 2006 - News: The Church Around the World He said that such trends manifested themselves in the progressive ethical impoverishment of civil laws and political agendas resulting in the legalisation of abortion euthanasia and drug use as well as contempt for the indissolubility of marriage and the traditional family. 106 - Feb 2006 - Letters: Cardinal von Galen (letter), Denise M. Cameron Cardinal von Galen was a model of fearless opposition to euthanasia and the pro-life movement is grateful to the Holy Father for honouring such heroic pro-life witness. 107 - Feb 2006 - Catechesis: Latest research on Catholic school leavers, Michael Gilchrist More alarming still was the fact that they could not state why the Church took such a strong stance on abortion contraception euthanasia in vitro fertilisation and homosexuality. 108 - Feb 2006 - News: The Church Around the World They respect a large part of that doctrine especially in social matters but they disagree on issues such as abortion euthanasia and homosexual unions. 109 - Dec 2005 - Books: The Cube and the Cathedral, by George Weigel, John Ballantyne With the growing financial burden of supporting an ageing population - a burden that will increase sharply in a few years time as the baby-boomer generation starts retiring in large numbers - euthanasia has been increasingly looked upon as a palatable solution. 110 - Nov 2005 - National Press Club: Cardinal George Pell on the dictatorship of relativism, Cardinal George Pell Differences about important issues such as war slavery abortion euthanasia are different claims to moral truth not merely competing preferences. 111 - Sep 2005 - Books: GOING AGAINST THE STREAM: Ethical Aspects of Ageing and Care, by Peter Jeffery, Kerrie Allen This necessarily demands that euthanasia be seen for what it really is a way of avoiding caring for the weak vulnerable older person by ending peoples lives. 112 - Aug 2005 - Campus Life: Cardinal Pell's program for a Catholic culture at Sydney's universities, Stephen Lawrence The Life Week debates have also been features with Bishop Anthony Fisher outpointing Dr Nitchke on the topic of Euthanasia in 2003 and Melinda Tankard Riest exposing some of the anomalies in the abortion issue in her 2004 debate with Eva Cox. 113 - Jul 2005 - Editorial: Can Catholic "salt" flavour the secular culture?, Michael Gilchrist Meanwhile recent history in Australia has shown that the decent majority are open to well-reasoned arguments on issues such as marriage euthanasia and abortion. 114 - May 2005 - 'Santo Subito': the impact of John Paul II, Peter Westmore He reaffirmed the Churchs traditional teachings on the indissolubility of marriage and on sex within marriage; he opposed abortion euthanasia and human embryo experimentation reconciled Catholicism with democracy repudiated Marxist-influenced liberation theology and met the intellectual challenge of the Enlightenment by arguing that faith and reason were fully compatible. 115 - Apr 2005 - Adore 05: Sydney's successful Eucharistic Youth Congress, Nicole Osmak He delivered powerful forthright talks on topics such as The Real Presence of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and the influence of the Devil on society - reminding us that we are living in a culture of death through euthanasia abortion contraception prostitution and murder. 116 - Mar 2005 - Moral divisions among the Christian Churches threaten ecumenism, Archbishop Barry Hickey Yet it is invoked to decide not just choices about dress or where to live but matters of life and death like abortion or euthanasia. 117 - Nov 2004 - Letters: Abortion issue (letter), Greg Byrne Abortion could be followed by euthanasia and infanticide. 118 - Oct 2004 - Books: Be Not Afraid: Cardinal George Pell's new book to be launched in November One of the bigger struggles is the issue of euthanasia which would have us believe that human life is no longer a sacred good and that an old and sick person loses the right to live when he can no longer contribute to society. 119 - Oct 2004 - News: The Church around the World British priests protest against euthanasia bill Hundreds of British priests have united on 31 August to protest against a proposed bill that they claim will legalise euthanasia. 120 - Aug 2004 - Bioethics: Embryo stem-cell research: time for a moral benchmark, Christopher Pyne MP It may be that de facto forms of euthanasia are entrenched as a new birthright of the aged beyond any kind of appeal in the name of those who say they dont want to be a burden on their children. 121 - Aug 2004 - News: The Church Around the World on abortion and euthanasia. 122 - Jul 2004 - Editorial: Separation of Church and State?, Michael Gilchrist But the episode underlines the double standard currently operating: governments and media can tell the churches what to do or not to do; but Christians and church leaders who speak out on moral questions (such as abortion or euthanasia) are subject to fierce attack. 123 - Jun 2004 - News: The Church Around the World The Cardinal Newman Society also calls attention to professors at Catholic colleges who are advocates of euthanasia and/or combine their academic work with employment at Planned Parenthood. 124 - Jun 2004 - Abortion: 'Pro-choice' issue emerges in US presidential campaign, Michael Gilchrist This followed the release of a Vatican document last year on the obligations of Catholic politicians especially on human life issues like abortion euthanasia and embryonic stem cell experiments. 125 - May 2004 - Ethics: Denial of food and water to patients is 'genuine euthanasia': John Paul II, Michael Casanova In a blunt and hard-hitting statement on 19 March 2004 to 400 participants at a conference in Rome Pope John Paul II condemned the removal of feeding tubes from patients in a persistent vegetative state calling it genuine euthanasia by omission. 126 - Apr 2004 - Reflection: Right is right, even if nobody does it (G.K. Chesterton), Fr F.E. Burns These questions - abortion homosexuality artificial birth control euthanasia etc and the Churchs teaching on them are aired almost daily in print and the electronic media. 127 - Apr 2004 - Letters: Life under threat, Brian Harris Euthanasia has made great advances with the courts now allowing the removal of the tube containing nutrition and hydration to the patient. 128 - Mar 2004 - Books: THE HEADLONG TRAFFIC : Poems and Prose 1997 to 2002, by Bruce Dawe, Michael Gilchrist Australia Year Zero is a devastating critique of todays abortion/euthanasia culture while Temple Incident connects the New Testament account of Jesus driving out the money-changers with todays market manipulators. 129 - Mar 2004 - Events: Albury-Melbourne Life Walk (letter), George Simpson This years fundraiser is a major source of the income necessary to carry on Right to Lifes work in the fields of pregnancy counselling community education on life issues and the lobbying of politicians on abortion euthanasia and embryo research. 130 - Mar 2004 - USA: Pro-abortion politicians put on notice, AD2000 The then Bishop Burkes canonical decree stated: A Catholic legislator who supports procured abortion or euthanasia after knowing the teaching of the Church commits a manifestly grave sin which is a cause of most serious scandal to others. 131 - Dec 2003 - John Paul II's 25th anniversary: the impact of his teachings, Cardinal George Pell Less controversial but just as politically incorrect was Evangelium Vitae (1995) which vigorously reaffirmed the value and inviolability of every human life solemnly condemned abortion and euthanasia and declared the death penalty permissible only when it would not otherwise be possible for society to defend itself effectively ruling it out as an option in Western nations. 132 - Oct 2003 - Ethics: Bishop Fisher and Dr Philip Nitschke in Sydney euthanasia debate, Frank Mobbs For that is what euthanasia is - killing people. 133 - Oct 2003 - After 25 years: the impact of John Paul II's pontificate, Michael Gilchrist For its acquiescence to contraception abortion and even euthanasia John Paul II continues to accuse the West of fostering a culture of death. 134 - Aug 2003 - Catalyst for Renewal Address: The legacy of Vatican II, Archbishop George Pell Examples from my own limited experience of such doctrines include the denial of the divinity of Christ claims that abortion and euthanasia can be legitimate and that homosexual activity and pre-marital sexual activity generally should also get a tick. 135 - Aug 2003 - Bioethics: End-of-life decisions: the moral issues at stake, David Perrin This intention to kill is reinforced by the Church when it defines euthanasia as the putting an end to the lives of handicapped sick or dying persons which it describes as morally unacceptable. 136 - Aug 2003 - Documents: Ecclesia in Europa - Pope challenges Christians to re-evangelise Europe, Michael Gilchrist In addition the Church has to confront the growing acceptance of such evils as abortion forms of intervention on human embryos and euthanasia. 137 - Jul 2003 - Events: Seeking the face of Christ through the arts: Carnivale Christi goes national, Nicholas Rynne As Australian society faces grave moral issues such as growing poverty euthanasia and genetic engineering it has become obvious that all people of goodwill - not just Catholics - are being confronted with a cultural crisis. 138 - Jul 2003 - News: The Church Around the World, AD2000 It is opposed by an anti-life mentality as is seen in contraception abortion infanticide and euthanasia. 139 - Jul 2003 - Archbishop Hart defends woman in euthanasia case, Peter Westmore It is clear that this is what the euthanasia lobby wants. 140 - Apr 2003 - Books: A Long Way From Rome, edited by Chris McGillion, John Barich Yet if the Church is finished how do they explain the anti-euthanasia victory and the first-ever statement by almost all religious leaders opposing human embryonic stem cell research? 141 - Apr 2003 - Documents: Church must be outspoken on moral issues: Australian Senator, Senator John Hogg Briefly there have been four critical issues I can recall over the last six-and-a-half-years as follows: euthanasia; availability of IVF in vitro fertilisation to single people; cloning; and research on human embryos. 142 - Apr 2003 - News: The Church Around the World One front is through contraceptives abortions and euthanasia under the cover of scientific development and economic progress he said. 143 - Mar 2003 - Books: Life's Worth: The Case against Assisted Suicide, by Arthur Dyck, Bill Muehlenberg A major shift in how we view human nature undergirds much of the euthanasia debate today. 144 - Feb 2003 - Perth Rosary Tape authors' successful US visit, Colleen McGuiness-Howard She asked for prayers to give her strength to continue her fight against the current spiritual warfare attacking Ireland and Europe in relation to abortion human cloning stem cell research euthanasia and all allied issues sacred to the Catholic Faith. 145 - Dec 2002 - Books: Bio-Engagement: Making a Christian Difference through Bioethics Today, Bill Muehlenberg Policy debates These authorities deal with such topics as: fetal tissue research in vitro fertilisation stem cell research health care issues abortion euthanasia sex education and many others. 146 - Dec 2002 - Letters: Women's Commission (2) (letter), Dr Myles M. Kehoe It is difficult to understand why with few exceptions those bishops who have so much concern for the perceived persecution of a few Catholic women appear to be so silent on the fate of embryos and have so little to say publicly on abortion contraception euthanasia embryo research and the pressing moral issues threatening to destroy our nation. 147 - Nov 2002 - Father Fessio: real US crisis is 'spiritual abuse', Karl Maurer Meanwhile: More and more Roman Catholics are becoming indistinguishable from other Americans with growing support for abortion divorce euthanasia and other societal ills. 148 - Aug 2002 - Education: Beliefs and practices of Catholic students: the decline continues, Michael Gilchrist only 20 percent thought sex outside of marriage morally wrong; while in the case of teachers only 43 percent believed euthanasia morally wrong. 149 - Jul 2002 - Letters: Abortion (letter), George F. Simpson Abortion and euthanasia would then become so risky that few doctors would dare practise them. 150 - Jun 2002 - Books: 'Right And Reason: Ethics in theory and practice', by Fr Austin Fagothey SJ, Michael Casanova Are suicide and euthanasia against the Natural Law? 151 - Jun 2002 - Following our baptismal calling takes courage - Chrism Mass homily, Bishop Geoffrey Jarrett Today we face a new hostility to Christianity still somewhat veiled in our country still just under the surface which goes beyond a simple resentment of our moral teachings on say abortion euthanasia and sexual immorality and efforts to stop them intruding into public policy. 152 - May 2002 - Letters: Christian principles (letter), Errol P. Duke Its platform includes opposition to legalised euthanasia and prostitution zero tolerance for drug-taking and trafficking working towards and reducing the current dependancy of government revenue on gambling - particularly poker machines - and seriously to tackle reforms of taxation health education and law so as to benefit the family. 153 - May 2002 - Letters: Decline of the faith (letter), Brian Carter We dont hear about the Churchs teachings on abortion euthanasia homosexuality pre-marital sex pornography birth control the indissolubility of marriage hell etc. 154 - May 2002 - Editorial: A moral challenge for society, Peter Westmore The principle involved is exactly the same as in euthanasia which involves deliberate killing as opposed to letting a person die naturally. 155 - Apr 2002 - Books: The Clash Of Orthodoxies: Law, Religion and Morality in Crisis, David R. Oakley It conveys a widespread understanding among liberal elites that religious conservatives are not motivated by reason at least not in their opinions about social issues like abortion euthanasia and gay rights which from time to time are the subject of public debate. 156 - Feb 2002 - News: The Church Around the World Catholic World News Media blind spot on bioethical issues Archbishop Foley cites stem cell research and euthanasia Medical breakthroughs are not always respectful of human life and journalists need to say so warned an international conference on Health and Power last November an initiative of the Pontifical Council for Health Care Workers. 157 - Nov 2001 - Winter school: Evangelising in a "post-pagan" culture, Fr Anthony Mastroeni Then there is the ever-present ever-growing holocaust of abortion and now infanticide and the beginning of euthanasia. 158 - Sep 2001 - Letters: Mind of the Church (letter), Mrs Carol V. Phillips Look at contraception abortion euthanasia suicide pornography Communism Nazism etc. 159 - Aug 2001 - After 14 years: why does AD2000 continue?, Michael Gilchrist This libertarian or secular humanist philosophy was used in the language of rights: I have a right to do as I please on issues like abortion euthanasia drugs divorce and remarriage and various forms of sexual expression. 160 - Jun 2001 - Letters: Annunciation (letter), Andrew Scholl In this era when contraception abortion and euthanasia are so readily accepted in our society it would be salutary I believe to re-emphasise the Feast of the Annunciation by perhaps changing the name to the Feast of the Incarnation. 161 - Jun 2001 - News: The Church Around the World Chile bishop praises new palliative care law Clear alternative to euthanasia for terminally ill Cardinal Francisco Javier Errazuriz Ossa of Santiago president of the Chilean bishops conference congratulated Chiles House of Representatives for its decision to quickly approve a law on palliative care for the terminally ill. 162 - Apr 2001 - Books: 'Contraception: The Hidden Truth' by Christine de Stoop, Katie Forster Contraception abortion and euthanasia are now all accepted in various parts of the world. 163 - Apr 2001 - Thomas More Centre Summer School 2001: "Building a Culture of Life", Michael Daniel It took place at the University of Melbourne with its overall theme Building a Culture of Life which took its impetus from John Paul IIs call for Catholics and others of goodwill to resist the culture of death - as manifested in euthanasia and abortion on demand. 164 - Mar 2001 - Letters: Euthanasia in S.A. (letter), Errol P. Duke A further push in South Australia for euthanasia legislation with the Bill to be presented around March is not expected to succeed but the issue continues to creep on towards potential success in the future. 165 - Aug 2000 - Editorial: Contemporary society's death wish, Peter Westmore It will not be surprising if the decision is not later extended to include formal acceptance of infanticide at least in some circumstances and euthanasia. 166 - Jul 2000 - Educating Catholics in a secular culture: a Canadian Internet initiative, J. Fraser Field Our current issues section deals with multiculturalism homosexuality environmentalism feminism parenting persecution of Christians marriage and family medical ethics euthanasia population control sex and the media. 167 - Jul 2000 - News: The Church Around the World Among the issues on which the Cardinal has voiced vocal criticism are: plans to offer the morning-after pill to women as a means of contraception; the danger of euthanasia through recently introduced legislation on incapable adults; the lowering of the homosexual age of consent; the lifting of the ban on the promotion of homosexuality in schools; the opening of high-street sex clinics offering contraception to children and plans to make divorce easier. 168 - May 2000 - What are the foundations of a good Catholic education?, Dr. John J. Haldane Ironically since it wears the mantle of virtue this ideology of entitlement undermines the notion of an objective moral order for it treats subjective preferences as the determinants This twisted logic of entitlement can be seen operating daily in discussions of abortion adoption care of the elderly euthanasia genetic therapy human reproduction sexual orientation and practice and so on through the familiar list. 169 - Nov 1999 - Religious Education: 'Gospel of life' in Melbourne's new RE curriculum, Msgr Peter J. Elliott From that basis it will be possible to go on and explore the great ethical issues of abortion euthanasia genetic engineering artificial procreation etc in secondary schools. 170 - Sep 1999 - Education: Teaching the right values: a challenge for Catholic schools, Greg Craven Our opposition to euthanasia is deconstructed in the same way. 171 - Apr 1999 - 1999 Thomas More Summer School: another resounding success For instance doing something about abortion euthanasia bringing a Christian influence to trade unions being involved with Catholic doctors Catholic lawyers or your local football team. 172 - Apr 1999 - News: The Church Around the World Pontifical Academy to study death euthanasia International experts to present papers The Pontifical Academy for Life is to meet in Rome later this year to discuss the dignity of people facing terminal illness. 173 - Mar 1999 - John Paul II's successful fourth visit to Mexico, AD2000 Report the elderly and terminally ill at times the object of euthanasia . 174 - Dec 1998 - John Paul II's new encyclical 'Faith and Reason' analysed, Hayden Ramsay The Pope has spoken often before on concrete issues of profit and the market human rights and dignity abortion and euthanasia and sound moral formation. 175 - Aug 1998 - Pope's new Apostolic Letter puts theological dissenters on notice Moral doctrines Moral doctrines in the second category included the illicitness of euthanasia taught in the Encyclical Letter Evangelium Vitae and of prostitution and of fornication. 176 - Apr 1998 - Obituary: Archbishop Pell's tribute to B.A. Santamaria, Archbishop George Pell It is increasingly hard work to convince our youngsters of the evils of abortion and euthanasia let alone contraception. 177 - Apr 1998 - AD2000's tenth anniversary: an appraisal, Peter Westmore Christianity as a revealed religion including the divinity of Christ and the Trinity has been thrown open to question while it was increasingly hard work to convince our youngsters of the evils of abortion and euthanasia let alone contraception. 178 - Dec 1997 - Cardinal John O'Connor: what Catholics believe, Cardinal John O'Connor For example the sacredness and worth of every human person from the instant of conception to the moment of death with abortion and euthanasia (or physician assisted suicide) both abhorrent because every human person is fashioned in the image of that same Christ the Son of the living God and is therefore sacred and inviolable. 179 - Dec 1997 - Cardinal O'Connor of New York in Australia as the Pope's representative, Michael Gilchrist He cited euthanasia - the threat of legally sanctioned suicides - as another battle to be fought. 180 - Apr 1997 - Disabled journalist: euthanasia is 'incompatible with human dignity', Peter Dwan Much has been written about euthanasia of late. 181 - Feb 1997 - Euthanasia and the religion of self, Audrey English Supporters of euthanasia often say that those opposed to it are motivated by their religious faith and that they should not impose this faith on others. 182 - Oct 1996 - How the new Catechism can impact on the secular culture, Archbishop Barry J. Hickey We see the religious viewpoint currently rejected in the issue of euthanasia as we have seen it in the past in the issue of abortion. 183 - Feb 1996 - An agnostic medical student on euthanasia: 'Why taking a life is unacceptable', Matthew Bailey The question of whether or not to legalise euthanasia continues to be hotly argued across the Australian mass media. 184 - Nov 1995 - Evangelium Vitae - Catholicism, the media and the 'culture of death', Bishop George Pell The Popes encyclical Gospel of Life The release of Pope John Paul IIs encyclical Gospel of Life earlier this year was timely in view of the growing pressures in Australia - already successful in the Northern Territory - to legalise euthanasia. 185 - Jul 1995 - Understanding the terms of the euthanasia debate, Peter Coghlan Following the successful passage of the Northern Territory Euthanasia Act there has been supportive comment from Victorias Premier Mr Kennett and approval of a Private Members Euthanasia Bill by N. 186 - Feb 1994 - New studies raise question: How 'Catholic' are Catholic schools?, Michael Gilchrist Only 43% thought euthanasia was morally wrong; 49% thought abortion worse than the birth of an unwanted child (p. 187 - Jul 1988 - Growth of a 'new church': the Dutch experiment, Michael Gilchrist By the 1960s the Dutch mass media Catholic included would be exposing members of the Church to alternative lifestyles including demands for acceptance of contraception euthanasia homosexuality and abortion on demand. 188 - Apr 1988 - A kingdom divided in itself, B.A. Santamaria It is more or less permissive on sexual morality disposed not to argue too hard about things like abortion and euthanasia committed to the idea of women priests opposed to clerical celibacy and more interested in political activism than in piety.
