Question: A person who is in a vegetative state, with brain death, whose heart is beating only because they are connected to machines, do they still possess their soul? Answer: Dear Sir, The term “vegetative state” is used in an ambiguous and confusing manner today. If the person is in
Question: The reason for this letter is to thank you for such an instructive and necessary opportunity to respond to the concerns that the Catholic faithful may have. I would like to ask you the following: my wife and I have been married for six years and have not had
Question: Dear Father Miguel Angel Fuentes, My future husband and I attended one of the talks required by our diocese for all couples wishing to be married in the Church. These talks are mandatory. While we were not entirely pleased with the content of the previous talks, the one we
Question: Father: Is it permissible to resort to technical advances to avoid having children with diseases, for them to be healthy and perfect children? What can you tell us about the attempts of modern medicine to avoid serious diseases in children, such as cancer and some similar problems? We are
Question: Can Siamese twins who share the same heart and part of the liver be surgically separated? Answer: The question refers to the case of the twins Amy and Angela Lakeberg, born June 29, 1993, at Loyola University Medical Center near Chicago. It was briefly analyzed by Wm.B. Smith, in
Question: As I understand it, and I believe, animation occurs at the very moment of conception, which is a very popular argument against abortion. If I am not mistaken, this theory is called immediate animation, or at least that is how I was taught. A problem arises for me: unlike
Question: We are a Christian couple; we have not been able to have children, so we decided to adopt a child; we did it and we are very happy, but we want to have more children and we are going to start a second adoption; now, we recently learned about
Question: When does a human being begin to be a human being? Answer: (The following is an excerpt from Fr. Fuentes’ Stolen Truths). If you study medicine, biology, embryology, pharmacy, nursing, or some related sciences, it would not be strange for you to hear the most absurd things about the
Question: It is said, as an argument in favor of birth control pills, that their use decreases the number of abortions and that, therefore, we should at least tolerate them as a lesser evil. What are your thoughts on this? Response: I reply with what Pope John Paul II has
Question: Why is the possible cloning of human embryos ‘intrinsically immoral’? Does cloning in animal species deserve the same judgment? Answer: Some concepts Cloning consists in the reproduction of two or more genetically identical individuals. It can be obtained in at least two different ways: by twin fission or by
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