Euthanasia Catholic

• Life is a gift from God and should be respected from conception to natural death
• Euthanasia And assisted suicide go agaisnt the Ten Commandments and sanctity of life
• Palliative care ,can reduce pain and maintain dignity, is a alternative to euthanasia
• Catholic traditions teaches that suffering has a purpose in helping us learn about ourselves
• Pope John Paul II -

  “I can confirm that euthanasia is a grave violation of the law of God..”
• Catholic Church supports the hospice movement
• Hospice -

  provide palliative care and support for a dying person and their families to help ease pain and come to terms with death
• Some Catholic Churches set up hospices and provide palliative care and spiritual guidance

  e.g. City Hospice in Cardiff
• Sacrament of the sick:

  one of the 7 commandments
• Sacrament of the sick :

  one of the sacraments of healing , celebrates healing power of Jesus
• Sacrament of the sick :

  the Sacrament unites a sick persons suffering with that of Jesus and bring forgiveness to sins
• Sacrament of the sick :

  given by priest to those who are ill elderly or nearing death
• Sacrament of the sick :

  can be administered more than once and provides strength , comfort and hope to those who receive it