Mexico City, Mexico, Jan 11, 2008 / 02:11 am
During a press conference this week, the Apostolic Nuncio in Mexico, Archbishop Christophe Pierre, reiterated the Church’s opposition to euthanasia, calling it an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the human person.
During a pastoral visit to the city of Nuevo Laredo, Archbishop Pierre responded to questions about a new law approved in Mexico City allowing “death with dignity” that includes concepts akin to the legalization of euthanasia.
“Let us hope the new law supporting ‘death with dignity,’ approved in Mexico City, does not become the path towards euthanasia or assisted suicide in this country,” the Nuncio said.
“The Church is always in favor of life above all other things,” he went on, “and against any act that intends to deprive it.”