Now there is a Catholic Bishop who comes out in favour of euthanasia. How many more are there who are?

Bishop of Antwerp, Mgr Bonny, expresses himself as follows in La Libre Belgique

.....in priest's clothing

Could the Church therefore adopt different positions on the question of euthanasia? Would this mean that in the eyes of the Church, the value of life varies depending on the region of the world?

Philosophy has taught me to never be satisfied with generic black and white answers. All questions deserve answers adapted to a situation: a moral judgment must always be pronounced according to the concrete situation, the culture, the circumstances, the context. […]

No, [euthanasia is] not necessarily as such. […] We constantly advocate respect for life, but I regret that, from the Vatican, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith affirms that euthanasia is always an intrinsic evil, whatever the circumstance. This is too simple an answer that leaves no room for discernment. We will always oppose the wish of some to end a life too prematurely, but we must recognize that a request for euthanasia from a young man of 40 is not equivalent to that of a person of 90 who faces an incurable illness. We must learn to better define concepts and better distinguish situations. […]

It is good to remember that we cannot kill, and I am against all murders. But what is killing, what is murder? What do you say to someone who kills an enemy in the name of self-defense? What do you say to someone who has been affected by an incurable illness for years and who has decided to request euthanasia after talking to their family, their doctor, their loved ones? We must always refer to the Bible, but nothing is more difficult than interpreting it and applying it to a particular situation without falling into fundamentalism. God relies on our intelligence to fully understand his word.

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Cathcon: I have worked on a dementia ward and in end-of-life care.  I never, for one moment, thought euthanasia could ever be justified.