"Thou shalt not bring about death, but on the contrary, thou shalt take care."Bishops warn of social failure of euthanasia lawThe recent approval of the euthanasia law has been rejected by thousands of people, especially by the Catholic Church and its representatives.
In this regard, the director in Spain for the Pontifical Mission Societiesthe priest José María Calderón wanted to join in an institutional way to this rejection with a communiqué in which it recalls how "the Church, with its missionaries, is taking care in many occasions, in a heroic way, of many people who suffer terrible, incurable, mortal illnesses".
Calderón pointed out how the "missionaries teach us that life is worthwhile when it becomes service, concern and dedication to others, especially to the most needy and disadvantaged".
The director of the PMS in Spain also wanted to emphasize that "it is a shame that, in our developed world, with many more material and sanitary means, the life of a person does not deserve to be cared for until the end, and it is decided - as if we had the key to life and death - when the life of a sick person no longer has value or meaning".
Likewise, Calderon wanted to emphasize how "in the face of the enormous value that is recognized to life in many of the cultures in which our missionaries carry out their work, the law that the Spanish Congress approved last week on euthanasia and assisted suicide is further proof that man, for our society, has value to the extent that he is useful, so that those who suffer, instead of accompanying them and helping them to live those moments with peace and feeling loved, can have their lives taken away".
Jose Maria Calderon thanked "the Church and the missionaries who are in those distant countries, for giving us this lesson of humanity and charity.
