The Donation of Organs is a form of Charity. The donation of organs is a special way of being charitable, Benedict XVI said to the participants of the International Congress dedicated to this delicate …More
The Donation of Organs is a form of Charity.
The donation of organs is a special way of being charitable, Benedict XVI said to the participants of the International Congress dedicated to this delicate theme and promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life.
The Pope advised against giving in to the logic of buying and selling organs and against the implementation of discriminatory and utilitarian criteria; dangers that would clash with the meaning of donation itself and that would leave aside the true significance of donation, making them instead morally illicit acts.
He emphasized that besides the informed consent that is requested of those in need of a transplant, the principle criterion must always be respect for the life of the donor in such a way that the withdrawal of organs be authorized only in cases of real and certified death.
The main road to follow, until science succeeds in discovering possible new and more advanced ways of therapy, should be the education and diffusion of a …More
The donation of organs is a special way of being charitable, Benedict XVI said to the participants of the International Congress dedicated to this delicate theme and promoted by the Pontifical Academy for Life.
The Pope advised against giving in to the logic of buying and selling organs and against the implementation of discriminatory and utilitarian criteria; dangers that would clash with the meaning of donation itself and that would leave aside the true significance of donation, making them instead morally illicit acts.
He emphasized that besides the informed consent that is requested of those in need of a transplant, the principle criterion must always be respect for the life of the donor in such a way that the withdrawal of organs be authorized only in cases of real and certified death.
The main road to follow, until science succeeds in discovering possible new and more advanced ways of therapy, should be the education and diffusion of a …More