Episode Transcript
Speaker 0 00:00:00 <inaudible>
Speaker 1 00:00:06 I suppose that we all go downstairs at your mass and have some coffee and donut or an omelette and juice. We call that breakfast. That's not particularly amazing. It's not particularly out of the ordinary. We're talking about breakfast. So what's your point, Padre? Well, hopefully everybody here knows the difference between going to the doctor and having breakfast. Of course we do. Breakfast is not some kind of extraordinary medical treatment. Eating is not some sort of extorted medical treatment. Drinking is not some sort of extraordinary medical treatment. Everybody just hold that thought. Once we understand this complicated idea, we understand basically everything else we're going to go through today. Now it was just connect the dots. This week marks the 31st anniversary of Roe V. Wade, that infamous decision of our Supreme court decriminalizing abortion in the light of this gruesome anniversary. Let's take a few minutes today to consider the fifth commandment thou shalt not kill today in the interest of time, we'll only look at one particular aspect of this commandment, killing how, and then we'll apply what we've learned today to particular problem. According to the catechism, the constant Tran, there are certain types of permissible killing, killing animals. The execution of criminals by civil authorities, killing in adjusts war and killing in self defense. All other killing is forbidden.
Speaker 1 00:01:53 All other killing is forbidden. Whether we consider the person who killed the person killed, or the means used to kill close quote as to the person who killed the commandment, recognized is no exception whatsoever. All without exception or distinction are forbidden from killing others. Close quote, as to the person killed was quote with regard to the person killed the law extends to all there is no individual, however, humble or lowly his condition whose life is not shielded by this law. It also forbids suicide. No man is at Liberty to put himself to death, close quote, no individual, however humbler lowlys his conditioning. This includes embryos may be killed as to the means used to kill quote. If we consider the numerous means by which Murray may be committed. This law admits of no exceptions, close quote, all are forbidden to kill all, no matter what age or condition are protected from being killed.
Speaker 1 00:03:18 Suicide is forbidden. All possible means of killing are forbidden in may of 1980. The Holy seat simply reaffirmed these timeless principles and a document entitled declaration on euthanasia quote, no one can in any way permit to kill him of an innocent human being. Furthermore, no one is permitted to ask for this act of killing either for himself or for another person entrusted to his care, nor can he consent to it, nor could any authority legitimately recommend or permit such an action for is the question, the violation of the divine law, an offense against the dignity of the human person, a crime against life and an attack on humanity, close quote, no one can in any way permit the killing of innocent human being, including a person who is dying. No one is permitted to ask for this act of killing either for himself or for another person trusted to his care, nor can he consent to it, nor can any authority legitimately recommend or permit such an action.
Speaker 1 00:04:39 Again, we see the same principles, all are forbidden to kill all, no matter what age or condition are protected from being killed. Suicide is forbidden. All possible means of killing him are forbidden. Now, one more little detail with respect to medical issues. Catholics generally realized that when they're sick or ailing or even done, they have to accept ordinary care, but they certainly can refuse extra ordinary care. Catholics are often confused about the difference between ordinary care and extraordinary care. So let's sort that out quote ordinary means for preserving life include not only food drink and rest, but also in terms of hospital practice, all medicines, treatments and operations, which offer a reasonable hope of benefits for the patient, which can be obtained and used without excessive expense pain or other inconvenience close quote. Okay. Everybody needs to make sure they have a clear idea of what the church means by ordinary care food drink, rest, all medical procedures, which offer a reasonable health benefit, which don't cause excessive expense pain, your other convenience, food drink, rest, all medical procedures that you offer a reasonable help of benefit, which don't cause excessive expense, pain or inconvenience.
Speaker 1 00:06:13 That's what the church means by ordinary care. That's what the church means. Okay. What are extraordinary means? Quote, extraordinary Emmys for preserving life are all medicines, treatments and operations, which cannot be obtained or used without excessive expense pain or other inconvenience for the patient or for others, or which of use would not offer a reasonable hope of benefit for the patient close quote. Okay. Now we need to make sure we understand what the church means by extraordinary care, all medical procedures with which either don't offer a reasonable health of benefit for the patient or which caused excessive expense pain, rather than convenience, all medical procedures, which either don't offer a reasonable hope of benefit for the patient or which caused excessive expense pain, rather than convenience. I put both these items in the bowl. It's important to know what the church means because men of Goodwill and the medical community will use the terms ordering extraordinary and they don't have the same meaning to it. We're not saying that's wrong. They're not saying what the church is saying here, because they're not talking about the same thing. We need to have a clear idea what the church means. Okay. By the way, these quotes were taken from an excellent document. The pastoral letter on death and the care of the dying written by the Florida bishops in 1974.
Speaker 1 00:07:43 Did everybody notice the line about food and drink being ordinary care? If that wasn't clear enough, we have another authority who's spoken on this very issue. Well, I was hungry and you gave me not to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me not to drink depart from me. You cursed into everlasting fire, close quote, Jesus Christ, the judge of the living dead. Now let's quickly review all those principles. All are forbidden to kill all, no matter what age or condition are protected from being killed. Suicide has forbidden. All possible. Methods of killing are forbidden. When someone is sick or ailing or even dying, they have to accept or be provided ordinary care, but they can refuse extraordinary care. Ordinary care means food, drink rest, all medical procedures, which offered a reasonable hope of benefit, which you don't cause excessive pain, expense or other inconvenience.
Speaker 1 00:08:51 Extraordinary care means. I'll put medical procedures, which either don't offer reasonable help of benefit, which caused excessive pain, expense or other inconveniences. Now let's apply these principles to a concrete Catholic wife, Terry Shaw, as we know, she's from Florida, she's been disabled since 1990. She breeds, maintains a heart and blood pressure on her own. She can see the Moser limbs. She's not in Tacoma coma. She's not dependent on life support and she's not dying by natural closets. She's perfectly alive, she's disabled, but she's not dying. She does need a feeding tube to keep her alive instead of food and drink things. She needs to be fed like a lot of the very small people in this place. In spite of the fact that she's not dying for almost four years, her husband has had her kept in a hospice in videos shown in court. You're able to see on a website, Terry smiles laughs vocalizes watches a balloon moving from one side of the room to the other.
Speaker 1 00:10:01 Now unbelievably enough, the court has found in spite of all this, that she's permanently and irreversibly, unconscious, a woman that smiles laughs receives Holy communion and she's irreversibly unconscious in the mind of the court. It'd be completely laughable. If it wasn't such a serious issue, they're defining this woman out of existence or stunt. We saw pulled by the nonsense. Okay? Now, given our principles, what matters here in terms of removing her feeding tube, does it matter that her husband wants her to have the tube remove? Yes or no? No. All are forbidden to kill. Let's suppose that she actually did tell her husband that she wanted, she would not want to live this way as he testified in court that she had casually mentioned that let's suppose that she said that, does that matter? Yes or no. No. All, no matter what age or condition are prevented from being killed and suicide is forbid, does it matter that she's disabled?
Speaker 1 00:11:06 Let's suppose for the sake of the argument that she actually is in a permanent vegetative state, does it matter if she's that seriously? Just say yes or no, no again, all, no matter what age or condition are protected something and kill it doesn't matter that she can't feed herself. Yes or no. No. When someone is sick or alien or using time, they have to be provided ordinary care. And as we've seen ordinary care includes food and drink. I mentioned casually that most farm kids, by the time they're teenagers know how to tube livestock. If we can tube livestock, what on earth do we stand? We won't do it to someone's wife. It's just a testimony to the absolute degeneracy of this culture of death that we have to spend even a minute analyzing this situation. It's an old brainer breakfast, a extraordinary medical means. Ladies and gentlemen, breakfast is not some high flute, medical procedure, food and drink are ordinary meetings. Period closed the book I've been told by members of the medical community that cutting off food and water from patients is a common form of euthanasia in these United States. Don't let it happen to you. Don't let it happen to a member of your family. Make sure that in your legal documents you have clearly spelled out or your agent absolutely does not have the power to consent to withdraw. So-called artificially supplied, nutrition or hydration or tube feeding food and water are ordinary care.
Speaker 1 00:12:52 Now, before we close, let's consider one other thought. Let's take arguments from the parole board, euthanasia guys over there and murder inc. Seriously, let's suppose for the sake of the argument that it is okay to take away a woman's feeding tube. Well, no one was an ounce of compassion. Seriously wants to watch one of their loved ones die, a slow painful death from dehydration or starvation. Do they know if we can kill them by cutting off their food and water? Why can't we save the money and be compassionate and put them out of their ministry quickly? Why not? At least the injection, if it's okay to stop someone to death, why isn't it okay to quickly? And painlessly ended for them with an overdose a decade ago, a pro-life physician told us that in the Netherlands people try to hire a sitter when they're hospitalized. Sitter's job is to keep vigil at the patient's bedside 24 hours a day to make sure that the medical personnel don't use denies the patient against his well, it'll be coming soon to a hospital near you.
