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On September 27, 2026, Pope Leo XIV during his visit to Lourdes in France, criticized the recent legalization of assisted dying by stating it is not "normal" and urged against considering death as a moral option. He emphasized that legal practices do not equate to moral ones, highlighting the Catholic Church’s disapproval of the new law passed by French Parliament in June for certain terminally ill patients.

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On September 27, 2026, Pope Leo XIV visited Lourdes, France, where he addressed a crowd of 150,000 people, many in wheelchairs, and condemned medically assisted dying as immoral "false compassion." This stance reaffirmed Catholic teachings on the sanctity of life amid recent French legislation allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication. Pope Leo’s three-day visit to France drew massive crowds; over 800,000 people gathered for his Mass in Paris' Place de la Concorde. During his trip, he also met with seven survivors of clergy sexual abuse and reinforced the Church's opposition to abortion and assisted dying, emphasizing that human dignity cannot be diminished by any law or algorithm.

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Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (September 27, 2026) said assisted dying was not "normal", as he continued a landmark visit to France, where Parliament has legalised the practice for certain patients.

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Pope says assisted dying not 'normal' · assertive framing

Pope Leo XIV on Sunday (September 27, 2026) said assisted dying was not "normal", as he continued a landmark visit to France, where Parliament has legalised the practice for certain patients. asserted

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"No human law should ever make you lose the certainty of your dignity," he told believers who were sick or suffered from disabilities, at the French pilgrimage site of Lourdes. asserted

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"We must reject the temptation to cause death under the guise of false compassion. asserted

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It is impossible to regard causing death as something normal," he added. asserted

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France's Parliament passed legislation in June establishing a right to assisted dying for some adults suffering from an incurable condition. asserted

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The move drew strong criticism from the Catholic Church in France, which denounced the bill as a serious "rupture". asserted

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