This is placed here for your reference, to go along with the pamphlet given to you on political responsibility.

• Doctrinal Note on some questions regarding the participation of Catholics in political life

Many have asked me about the recent teaching by the Holy Father related to artificial nutrition and hydration.  Here are some pertinent documents I have selected and the allocution by Pope John Paul II.

• National Catholic Reporter
  • U.S. Ethicists Counter Vatican View by Arthur Jones published March 26, 2004
  • Debate over Clinical Reality; Human Dignity by John L. Allen, Jr. published March 26, 2004
• Persistent Vegetative State and Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Comparative Analysis
• Persistent Vegetative State and Artificial Nutrition and Hydration Questions for Study and Discussion
• Pope John Paul II Address to the Participants of the International Congress "Life sustaining treatments vegetative state:  Scientific Advances & Ethical Dilemmas