The May 2010 Euthanasia Prevention Coalition Newsletter can now be found at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/Newsletters/Newsletter108(May2010)(RGB).pdf Bill C-384 was soundly defeated by a vote of 228 to 59. Check how the Members of Parliament voted at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/HowTheyVoted.pdf On June 5, 2010, we are co-hosting the US/Canda Push-Back Seminar at the Radisson Gateway Hotel at the Seattle/Tacoma Airport. The overwhelming defeat of Bill C-384 proved that we can Push-Back the euthanasia lobby in the US and Canada and convince people that euthanasia and assisted suicide are a dangerous public policy. Register for the Seminar at: http://www.euthanasiaprevention.on.ca/2010SeminarFlyer(RGB)(LetterFormat).pdf The Schindler family are being attacked by a Florida television station and Michael Schiavo. The Euthanasia Prevention Coalition is standing in solidarity with the Schindler family. My blog comments: http://alexschadenberg.blogspot.com/2010/05/att
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
I think the Church in the past has been able to reverse teachings (or evolve teachings) because of the inattention of the people. For instance Lateran III banned the sacraments for those who charge usury. Of course theologians today can nuance what usury is to such an extent that even payday loan companies that charge 100's of percent interest won't even merit a bishop's attention.
ReplyDeleteWhere am I going with this is that now the Church is very clear on its stand on artificial contraception, gay marriage, remarriage, etc. so that even if they wanted to change it would take years, as there's much nuancing to do and each nuance only goes a small distance.
That plus with more and more Catholics living under democratic governments, they're used to real change, sometimes quickly, sometimes over years, but certainly within their lifetimes.