Bishop William Crean of Cloyne. 
The Bishop of Cloyne has said that to introduce a bill that would allow for assisted suicide during the middle of a pandemic is a “contradiction of an enormous magnitude”.
Bishop William Crean criticised the introduction of the ‘Dying with Dignity Bill’, dubbing it “disingenuous and unnecessary”.
In his Homily for the Church’s ‘Day for Life’, he said: “Is it not a contradiction of enormous magnitude to introduce a bill of this nature in the middle of a pandemic?
“If the frail and elderly were fearful and anxious due to the virus, they have an added legitimate concern as to how much value is really placed on their life and their lifetime’s contribution to society. The Day for Life is the Church’s annual flagging of these issues and they will not go away.
“They will not go away because our treatment of the vulnerable is the judgement of our humanity.
“Assisting in suicide is a false exercise of compassion and tolerance of its practice is flawed in its moral judgement.”
