Stephan, I don’t think you can invoke the Catholic Church in your argument for letting the state of Florida kill Terry Shiavo by starvation. The statements you cite from Pope Pius XII are about respirators, not feeding tubes. And just today, we learn in the news that the current pope has been placed on a feeding tube! This, it seems to me, is an indication that the Catholic Church approves of keeping people alive with feeding tubes. Moreover, the Vatican has spoken out against killing Terry Shiavo. I don’t object to quoting clever law professors who wax eloquently about private … Continue reading re: Shiavo and the Pope