Catholic Perspective on Euthanasia
Everything that was created by God has a beginning and an end. All the members of creation follow that rule and man has no right to change it or influence that. The Church is very clear in Her teaching on moral issues and Pope Pius XII was the first leader to address this issue …show more content…
Jesus being God, underwent suffering because there was a meaning attached to suffering and it is a reminder to show us that there is hope. No Government has the right to enact these malpractices because it is against the natural law and Divine law. Similarly, it violates the fundamental dignity of every human person and it is murder. In some cases, the patients may find pain to be unbearable and this may direct them to ask for euthanasia. But in these situations, the guilt of patients may be reduced or sometimes it may even seize to exist. So one cannot deny the fact that this is murder because “The error of judgment into which the conscience falls, perhaps in good faith, does not change the nature of this act of killing, which will always be in itself something to be rejected.” People who are in these situations need love and care from the people around and they should be beacons of hope, who can assist them in their struggle. We can see this in the life of Christ. When He was suffering, Mary never asked Him to stop what He was doing, rather she gave hope to Jesus to show that suffering has a meaning. St. Paul says "If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord" (Rom. 14:8; cf. Phil.