Pope Francis is taking the first steps to transfer Alfie Evans to a hospital in Rome to prevent the 23-month-old from having his life support turned off.
Earlier this week, the parents of Evans appealed to the head of the Roman Catholic Church to intervene on behalf of their son, whose life support was scheduled to be cut off by a British hospital.
Regarding the effort to transfer Alfie to Rome, Francis said it was part of the Catholic Church’s stance in supporting human life at all stages.
“I would like to reiterate and strongly confirm that God is the only master of life from the beginning to the natural end and our duty is to do everything to preserve life,” the pontiff said, according to a translation of La Nuova Bussola Quotidiana.
“We think silently and pray that the life of all persons … will be respected, and we pray in silence.”
The decision came after Thomas Evans, Alfie’s father, met with the pope in a private audience to ask Francis to help save his son.
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Source: Christian Post
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