Sunday, February 27, 2005

Newsweek Laments: The Pope Has No Living Will...

...Yet this same pontiff who continues to assert his will in the daily life of the church has given his doctors no instructions about how to sustain his life, or not, should he slip into a persistent coma. Could anyone—would anyone—pull the plug? And under what circumstances? NEWSWEEK asked Proietti, whose specialty is anesthesiology, who will make the final decisions if the pontiff is no longer conscious and able to communicate. "We never asked ourselves this question," said Proietti. Having spent a generation imposing his will on the church, the ailing John Paul has yet to make known a living will to guide his doctors.
Imposing his will on the Church, eh? Personally, we can thank our Lord for allowing the Holy Father to instruct and lead the Church for these many years. Some may wish that his will had been imposed more forcefully, however, we will accept with humble obedience that which, by the Providence of God, the Holy Father has given us.

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