WOF 431: Euthanasia & the Culture of Death

Pope St. John Paul II used the term “culture of death’’ in his 1995 encyclical Evangelium Vitae to capture the secular world’s dark confluence of poisonous ideas and practices that lead—directly and indirectly—to spiritual and physical ruin.

Sadly, we’ve seen the the culture of death advance on many fronts. Today, we focus on the increasing legalization of suicide in the United States and abroad. Listen as we discuss the issue and how Catholics can and should respond to it.

A listener asks why we pray for the dead, and can we pray for the souls on atheists and non-Catholics?

SHOW NOTES:

• Evangelium Vitae
• “It’s Not Your Life, It’s Not Your Death, It’s Not Your Choice” article by Bishop Barron
• https://www.compassionandchoices.org/resource/states-or-territories-where-medical-aid-in-dying-is-authorized
• https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/254197/assisted-suicide-in-the-united-states-where-is-it-legal
• Learn more about the Word on Fire Institute: https://institute.wordonfire.org/

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