{"id":25887,"date":"2018-05-03T22:38:55","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T02:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=25887"},"modified":"2018-05-04T07:31:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T11:31:04","slug":"anglicans-going-with-the-suicidal-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/anglicans-going-with-the-suicidal-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Anglicans going with the suicidal flow"},"content":{"rendered":"

A couple of weeks ago there was a report<\/a> of an Anglican Church of Canada vicar attending a double suicide. His presence gave tacit Anglican approval of their decision.<\/p>\n

Now, the Diocese of Huron\u2019s Rev Keith Nethery has provided an Anglican clerical presence<\/a> as another person is euthanised.<\/p>\n

While I can readily understand why a person in pain might be willing to do anything to escape the pain, what puzzles me is the complete absence of guidance provided by the church, in this case in the shape of Nethery, who says:<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cI don\u2019t see my role to influence anyone in that situation one way or the other,\u201d he says. \u201cMy role, what God has called me to do, is to go and be present\u2026 so that people have someone to journey with,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

Since Carolyn\u2019s passing, Nethery says, a small number of other people have asked him if he would provide pastoral care to them if they decided they wanted medically assisted death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Surely, if any organisation and its representatives should have an opinion about matters of life and death, it is the church. Yet an opinion, strong or otherwise, seems to completely elude Nethery, who is content to go with the flow and just be present.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Anglican Church of Canada has never had a useful opinion on abortion other than acknowledging that it happens. I suppose it should surprise no one that it is applying this wealth of hard earned indecision garnered over many years to euthanasia.<\/p>\n

The ACoC seems to be well on the way to becoming a death cult.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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