The Vatican has strongly condemned the death of Terri Schiavo. Terri died late
on Thursday after surviving for thirteen days without food or water. The Director
of the Holy See Press Office, Joaquin Navarro-Valls called Terri’s death a “violation
of the sacred nature of life.” Shortly before her death Cardinal Renato Martino
of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace described the court’s decision to
remove her feeding tube as murder. Terri’s death has set a dangerous precedent
for thousands of people across the United States who are fed via a feeding tube. Joseph
Meaney of Human Life International.