- Bill C-384 (pdf)

There are people pro and people con.

Pro…
Most Quebec MDs in favour of legalized euthanasia: survey

In survey of its members released Tuesday, the Quebec Federation of Medical Specialists found that 84 per cent of responders are ready for a public debate on the issue and 74 per cent “would certainly favour or probably be favourable” to euthanasia within a legal framework.

Euthanasia is already being practised, doctor says (in Quebec)

-Dr. Death comes to town this fall

Con…

- Doctor decries euthanasia bill

“We must not abandon these vulnerable people through assisted suicide and euthanasia, but instead embark on a quest to find better ways to maintain their dignity and quality of life”

Quebec doctors urge colleagues to battle euthanasia

- Say “No” to Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide (pdf)

- Innocent would die

- DOSSIER EUTHANASIA — ASSISTED SUICIDE (Declarations and documents to help us in our reflection from the Catholic Church of Montreal)

- Canada’s Catholic Bishops Ask Parliament to Oppose Legalizing Assisted Suicide

- Letter asking Members of Parliament and all the people of Canada to reflect on the possible consequences of Bill C-384

“It is also legitimate for someone to refuse medical procedures that are found to be especially burdensome. But what is never acceptable is the direct and intentional killing of the depressed, handicapped, sick, elderly or dying,” Archbishop Weisgerber says.

And you ?

As Canadians, we have to think about this law and act to defeat it! We should protect the lives of others, the most vulnerable in our society.

Priests for Life of Canada is calling on “all parishes across Canada involved in this effort to defeat this legislation.” How ? Write a personal letter to your federal deputy or to the prime minister of Canada against this law! Post a personal letter as soon as possible !

-In less than three weeks, 3,000 Catholics returned to the Church in the Diocese of Phoenix due to the effort of a new lay apostolate, CatholicsComeHome.org

-In Phoenix, the commercials were aired on all major television networks and also ESPN, Lifetime, FOX News and others. After the first commercial campaign, not only did the diocese report a marked increase in Mass attendance, but over “31,000 unique visitors came to the website from Phoenix and other US cities plus 60 foreign countries, with questions, to look up Mass times, to read information on marriage issues, to watch testimonies or to order Matthew Kelly’s book, ‘Rediscovering Catholicism.’”

-The feedback received from the group was outstanding. Seventy-eight of the 100 participants had positive responses to the ads. In another assessment, the organization found that before watching the videos, 90% of the participants had negative impressions of the Catholic Church. After viewing ads one time, 54% had a much more favorable impression. Hearts and minds were changed after viewing these creative and inspired ads.

-The reaction to the video has been overwhelmingly positive. Viewers commented, “After seeing ‘Epic’, it made me proud to be Catholic.” Priests have noted that the video made them feel “re-invigorated about their vocation.” The video also has touched former Catholics who have said that the video showed the truth about the Church – “truth that they haven’t seen in decades.” The second commercial, “Movie” has a different effect. Peterson described the ad as mirroring the Book of Revelation which states that we will give an account of our lives at the end of time. “Most people are brought to tears when they watch “Movie,” said Peterson. It shows that though Jesus’ divine mercy, “no matter what we’ve done, we can accept the mercy of Jesus who will help us create the perfect ending to each of our lives.”

Plus the Pope has sent a video message to Americans, now on You Tube, in which he tells them about how eager he is to be with them, thanking them for the preparations and inviting them to pray, since without prayer, all that organisation ends up being pretty useless. The theme: Christ our Hope. Very exciting! This visit will be something to watch and read about.

If any Adventus reader knows a Quebec CA who would be willing to conduct our audit pro bono, we would be greatly obliged. Without this, we will have to simply surrender the federal charter and find another way to continue operations.

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Until I can figure out what is going on, only currently registered users of this site will be allowed to post comments. Sorry, but that is the way it has to be until this gets straightened out. But please do keep reading!

UPDATE: The author of the anti-spam system Bad Behavior has posted a patch. We are back to business as usual.

Ask, and ye shall receive! While it looks a bit clunky at present, an “email this post” link has been added to articles.

This function existed in the previous version of this blog, but had to be deactivated when we upgraded to a newer version of Wordpress. And then, I forgot about it. Thanks, Loretta, for reminding me!

I managed to get a lot of reading done while on holiday, so below this you’ll find some book reviews. I’ll then do a DVD review, and share some news.

UPDATE: Well, I’m off. For Allan in the comments box, as well as A., I., and J. who emailed me, your prayer requests are tucked into my spiritual journal and are coming with me. So probably no posts from me for the next 10 days — God’s blessings on everyone!