Terri Schiavo: What Now?
Family, Life, and the Body March 26th, 2005As bloggers fighting for Terri, many of us have become personally invested in this case. I know that I personally have woken up each day since her feeding tube was removed worried that I’ll hear the dreaded news that she has died. At the beginning of the court fight I had great hope that the federal judges would intervene, but now I don’t think so. The only secular solution seems to lie with Jeb or George W. Bush and action from them is looking less likely by the hour. A new report says that Terri is bleeding from the eyes and tongue. After more than a week without food and water, time is seriously running out. Barring a miracle, Terri doesn’t have much time left. We must pray hard. God is the author of life as we are especially reminded as we approach the holiest of holy days.
March 27th, 2005 at 5:22 am
I am being asked these questions:
Why is Brother Paul described as a monk? He is a brother, not a priest nor a monk. What is the difference?
If Terri can’t swallow, how can she receive the Host and wine in Holy Communion?
What does Brother Paul mean when he urges people to “take action? Are his words in contradiction of his role as a “Franciscan Brother of Peace”? See news story below:
Paul O’Donnell, a Roman Catholic Franciscan monk, said the family unsuccessfully urged Michael Schiavo to allow his wife the sacrament of communion during the holiest day of the Catholic year. She received last rites the day the feeding tube was pulled.
“This is in violation of her religious rights and freedoms and allows the governor to … intervene,” O’Donnell said Saturday, repeating the family’s request that the governor take Schiavo into protective custody. “We beg you to have courage and take action.”
March 27th, 2005 at 9:37 am
F&B,
1) Monks are often called “brother” and monks can also be priests, although I’m not sure if this guy is a priest too.
2) Terri is able to swallow since she does it with her saliva all the time
3) I don’t know how anyone can hope to achieve peace without action. Working for peace does not mean sitting passively by while injustices and violence occur.
March 27th, 2005 at 4:46 pm
I am not sure who told me this, but they said that peace makers were usually seen as passive. However, in reality they are proactive and they should be at the for front of many different movements.