Religion · Statewide · IL · September 28, 2026
Pope Leo XIV Calls Assisted Dying 'False Compassion' at Lourdes, Cites Illinois Law
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- Check whether your state is among the 13 with a medical-aid-in-dying law and read its provisions.
- Ask your pastor or elders whether the church has a written position on assisted dying and end-of-life pastoral care.
- Study Scripture's teaching on the sanctity of life so you can counsel family members facing terminal illness.
- Distinguish, when discussing this story, between the sanctity-of-life conviction and the Marian/apparition claims tied to the Lourdes shrine.
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