Pontifical Academy for Life Releases ‘Lexicon’ for End-of-Life Discussions
The Catholic Church in recent years has taken strong stances against government policies such as euthanasia that devalue human life.
The Catholic Church in recent years has taken strong stances against government policies such as euthanasia that devalue human life.
The authors highlighted lack of understanding of ‘current science’ and specific areas of medicine and recommended that the academy consult with Catholic medical associations to assist with future texts that provide moral guidance on Catholic medical practice and ethics issues.
Weigel made the charge last week in his talk titled “St. John Paul II and Jérôme Lejeune: Two Lives at the Service of Life,” given as part of the second International Conference on Bioethics in Rome from May 17–18 in the Eternal City.
Katalin Karikó received the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her work to develop mRNA technology.
Gormally, who died at the end of April, was a towering pro-life figure in the English-speaking world for over half a century.
COMMENTARY: As has been the case before, the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life often begins with the political situation and then sees where the Gospel and the Catholic Tradition can fit.
Pope Francis told the Pontifical Academy for Life on Monday that it faces an enormous task in evaluating the ethics of emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and human enhancement.
The renowned professor of natural law spoke last month at a Rome conference, convened in response to a recent Pontifical Academy for Life publication that challenged this teaching.
In his in-flight comments from Bahrain to Rome, the Holy Father also said the appointment of a woman as vice governor of the Vatican City State and the inclusion of women on the Council for the Economy has been a benefit to the Vatican.
Four recent appointees to the academy have broken with the Church on the immorality of abortion and/or artificial contraception.
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