Regarding Illinois’ humane end of life option for terminally ill…the Pope is a dope

Regarding Illinois’ humane end of life option for terminally ill…the Pope is a dope

 

Leave it to Illinois native Robert Prevost to throw cold water on Gov. Pritzker’s wonderful signing of ‘Deb’s Law’. Named after Deb Robertson, who championed right to die legislation for terminally ill persons, it makes Illinois the twelfth humane state to allow some form of assisted suicide for those needlessly suffering till fast approaching closing time.

                        

Provost, in his new gig as Pope Leo XIV to the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, remains stuck in denial that human progress only evolves when people are given the freedom to determine societal improvement free from outdated dogma created centuries ago to keep the masses in blissful ignorance.

 

So instead of celebrating the assisted suicide legislation his native state had the wisdom to enact, Leo foolishly injected himself in Illinois politics. He even lobbied Governor Pritzker personally, urging his veto so sorrowful end of life sufferers can continue to needlessly suffer.  

 

But instead of a logical, reasoned argument against assisted suicide for terminally ill, Leo offered up fanciful religious dogma deeply offensive to secular governance: “God became human like us to show us what it means really to live human life, and I hope and pray that the respect for life will once again grow in all moments of human existence, from conception to natural death.”

 

Leo is certainly entitled to have an imaginary friend who is not only a Supreme Being, but who morphed into human form to spread the Word here on earth. And one of those teachings is that anyone facing a horrible, painful end must remain suffering to validate Leo’s bizarre view of reality and human existence.

 

As Pope, Leo can do much to maintain and expand the many good works of the Catholic Church. Meddling in Illinois governance in not among them.