French bishop denounces euthanasia as contradicting ‘immemorial law’

French bishop denounces euthanasia as contradicting ‘immemorial law’: ‘You shall not kill’

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres, France. / Credit: Eichthus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishop of Chartres, France, Philippe Christory, addressed a letter to the senators of Eu... [...]

French bishop denounces euthanasia as contradicting ‘immemorial law’

Bishop Philippe Christory of Chartres, France. / Credit: Eichthus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons ACI Prensa Staff, Oct 23, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). The bishop of Chartres, France, Philippe Christory, addressed a letter to the senators of Eure-et-Loir, a region belonging to his diocese, in which he stated that assisted suicide and euthanasia contradict “an immemorial law: You shall not kill.”The French prelate’s letter comes at a crucial mome…