Ks. Adam Skreczko,Euthanasis is sometimes perceived as an act of mercy, and this view is also
shared by many Christians. They say it is justified when it arises due to mercy,
love of a neighbour, care and sympathy one feels while looking at the sufferings
of a person. That is why it is necessary to distingush euthanasia from mercy.
This concerns not only non-believers who do not analyse the issue, but also the
Christians who treat the Church’s teaching selectively and are driven by false
views. In the title of the article, euthanasia is defined as an act of false mercy.
The author focuses on the following problems: a) Manipulating terminology
concerning the problem, b) Is euthanasia ’good death’? c) The need for the
’imagination of mercy’, d) the proper understanding of mercy in the context
of euthanasia.Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego
w Warszawi
