The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:58:25 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Dutch cardinal on euthanasia spike: bishops warned of slippery slope years ago /home/international/item/25847-dutch-cardinal-on-euthanasia-spike-bishops-warned-of-slippery-slope-years-ago /home/international/item/25847-dutch-cardinal-on-euthanasia-spike-bishops-warned-of-slippery-slope-years-ago

OXFORD, England – Recent increases in euthanasia and assisted suicide deaths among psychiatric and dementia patients reflect the concerns church officials expressed years ago, said a Dutch cardinal.

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International Tue, 01 Aug 2017 14:43:00 -0400
Dutch cardinal says papal encyclical on gender theory might be needed /home/international/item/23532-dutch-cardinal-says-papal-encyclical-on-gender-theory-might-be-needed /home/international/item/23532-dutch-cardinal-says-papal-encyclical-on-gender-theory-might-be-needed

OXFORD, England – The spread of gender theory is misleading so many Catholics that a high-level document may be required to correct the errors of the ideology, a Dutch cardinal said.

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International Mon, 07 Nov 2016 14:30:00 -0500
Dutch cardinal warns Canadian bishops about 'slippery slope' of euthanasia /item/23192-dutch-cardinal-warns-canadian-bishops-about-slippery-slope-of-euthanasia /item/23192-dutch-cardinal-warns-canadian-bishops-about-slippery-slope-of-euthanasia

CORNWALL, Ont. – The Archbishop of Utrecht advised Canadian bishops to continue to decry euthanasia and assisted suicide so that Canada never emulates the Netherlands, where assisted killing can now be administered to psychiatric patients and the handicapped.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:00:00 -0400