Monday, February 21, 2005

Human Dignity Doesn't Hinge on "Quality of Life," Says Pope

A person's dignity does not depend on his "quality of life," which nowadays is sometimes interpreted as merely the ability to experience pleasure, says John Paul II.

Increasingly "so-called quality of life is interpreted primarily or exclusively as economic efficiency, inordinate consumerism, physical beauty and pleasure, to the neglect of the more profound dimensions -- interpersonal, spiritual and religious -- of existence," stated the Pope in a message addressed to the participants in the general assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
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While reflecting on the words of the Holy Father and the teaching of the Church, please keep Terri Schiavo in your prayers pending her fight for life.

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