Elsewhere on the front lines...

...of the battle to defend human life, the Holy Father today named new members to the administrative council of the Pontifical Academy for Life: Msgr. Jean-Marie Musivi Mpendawatu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Prof. Angelo Fiori of Italy; Prof. Alicja Grzeoekowiak of Poland; Dr. Manfred Lutz of Germany, Prof. Patricio Ventura Junca del Tobar of Chile, and Bishop Willem Jacobus Eijk of Groningen, Netherlands. (Source: Vatican Information Service)

Bishop Eijk has been a fierce opponent of the so-called Groningen protocol, allowing doctors to euthanize newborns with severe disabilities. According to a statement from Bishop Eijk’s office, "This is a Darwinian nightmare and a grave violation of the laws of God.... It is a slippery slope that will give doctors the right to impose life or death, and will lead to an argument that it should be extended to all." (Source: Weekly Telegraph)