“Our once great western Christian civilization is dying. If this matters to followers of Jesus Christ, then we must set aside our denominational differences and work together to strengthen the things that remain and reclaim what has been lost. Evangelicals and Catholics must stand together to re-establish that former Christian culture and moral consensus. We have the numbers and the organization but the question is this: Do we have the will to win this present spiritual battle for Jesus Christ against secularism? Will we prayerfully and cooperatively work toward a new Christian spiritual revival ― or will we choose to hunker down in our churches and denominationalisms and watch everything sink into the spiritual and moral abyss of a New Dark Age?” - Mark Davis Pickup

Monday, March 14, 2016

AN OPEN LETTER TO POPE FRANCIS REGARDING CANADA'S ATTACK ON RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Below is an open letter from me to His Holiness, Pope Francis. I
humbly ask that the Pope denounce Canada's attack on freedom of conscience and religious liberty associated with an emerging euthanasia/assisted suicide regime set to begin on June 6th 2016.

Perhaps words from His Holiness might persuade government and medical professional organizations to protect Christian doctors' and nurses' freedom of conscience from having to kill or refer patients to be killed. -- Mark

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14 March 2016


His Holiness Pope Francis
State of the Vatican City
Rome, Italy

Your Holiness:

I am writing regarding a wide-spread national regime of physician assisted suicide that will begin across Canada effective June 6th 2016.  Doctors will be required to assist suicidal sick or disabled patients to kill themselves. Physicians with religious or moral objections to killing patients will still be required to refer suicidal patients to doctors willing to kill them. Catholic doctors refusing to murder patients or be complicit in their murders will face harsh punishments, or move away from Canada. Catholic hospitals, auxiliary hospitals and nursing homes will be forced to allow murder in their facilities, or get out of medical care, or adopt a policy of civil disobedience and refuse to cooperate in assisted suicide, and face persecution of the state.

This is in direct contravention of Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Section 2, FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS, which states, in part: "Everyone has the following fundamental freedoms: a.) freedom of conscience and religion; b.) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, ..." Canadian doctors and nurses must also be allowed this fundamental freedom. They must not be forced to participate in any aspect of assisting suicide, including referrals.

We need to hear from you, Holy Father. Please denounce the Canadian government's assisted suicide regime (that will ultimately encompass every condition, illness or disability -- including mental illness and minors). Denounce the direct attack on religious liberty of doctors and nurses in Canada.

Please Your Holiness. We need to hear from you.

I have the honour to be,
Your Holiness's obedient servant,

Mark Davis Pickup 
4417-51 Street
Beaumont, AB.
Canada, T4X 1C8
Email: MarkPickup@shaw.ca 

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