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**Yarikoff** · 12-29-2006, 08:06 AM

From Timesonline: (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...9-2518778.html)
The Church had always taken a stand against Mr Welby’s demands to be allowed to die. However, no one expected the Rome diocese, of which the Pope is bishop, to deny him a Catholic funeral rite. The decision was seen as pointlessly cruel by many Catholics, although others defended it as a question of principle. What would be the consequences if such a case happened in a mainly Orthodox country like Greece or Russia? Would the Church also deny a religious funeral? What is, in general, the Orthodox Church' opinion and teaching regarding euthanasia?

Dimitris

12-29-2006, 08:06 AM	#1
Yarikoff Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 415 Senior Member	Church refuses to bury the man who wouldn't stay until 'sunset' From Timesonline: (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...9-2518778.html) The Church had always taken a stand against Mr Welby’s demands to be allowed to die. However, no one expected the Rome diocese, of which the Pope is bishop, to deny him a Catholic funeral rite. The decision was seen as pointlessly cruel by many Catholics, although others defended it as a question of principle. What would be the consequences if such a case happened in a mainly Orthodox country like Greece or Russia? Would the Church also deny a religious funeral? What is, in general, the Orthodox Church' opinion and teaching regarding euthanasia? Dimitris
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