Assisted dying not 'normal,' says Pope Leo XIV - National Post

"We must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion. It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal," Pope Leo XIV said Sunday. Photo by ALBERTO PIZZOLI /AFP via Getty ImagesArticle contentPope Leo XIV on Sunday said assisted dying was not “normal,” as he continued a landmark visit to France, where parliament has legalized the practice for certain patients.

“No human law should ever make you lose the certainty of your dignity,” he told believers who were sick or suffered from disabilities, at the French pilgrimage site of Lourdes.

“We must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion. It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal,” he added.

“What is legal is not necessarily moral.”

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France’s parliament passed legislation in June establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition.

The move drew strong criticism from the Catholic Church in France, which denounced the bill as a serious “rupture.”

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