France visit: Pope condemns euthanasia laws
During his visit to Lourdes, Leo XIV. addressed a clear appeal to the medical profession: "What is legal is not necessarily morally permissible."
Pope Leo XIV has condemned all forms of active euthanasia during a visit to the French Marian pilgrimage site of Lourdes. He appealed to doctors and healthcare workers, stating that their vocation is to care for suffering people, not to eliminate them. The Pope criticized laws on euthanasia in several European countries, including the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, where a law was recently passed with a large majority.
He argued that it is impossible to consider death as normal and that what is legal is not necessarily morally permissible. The Pope is set to continue his visit to France, giving a speech on Europe in Metz near the French-German border on Monday.
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