CatholicVote: Rev. Gerald E. Murray Calls Archbishop Paglia to Recant His Support for Euthanasia

CV NEWS FEED // The Rev. Gerald E. Murray, a canon lawyer and the pastor of Holy Family Church in New York City, harshly criticized Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, for his recent defense of euthanasia and his follow-up attempt to argue that his position is somehow consistent with current Church doctrine.

Speaking to CatholicVote, Fr. Murray, author (with Diane Montagna) of the book “Calming the Storm: Navigating the Crises Facing the Catholic Church and Society,” took issue with Paglia claiming during a recent speech in Perugia that “above all I would like to specify that the Catholic Church does not have a ready-made, prepackaged packet of truths, as if she were a distributor of truth pills.”

“To characterize in such a mocking tone the mission and duty of the Church to teach the truths of the Faith is wrong and shocking,” said Fr. Murray. “Jesus Christ said: ‘I am the truth.’ The truth does not change over time.” ….

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