Voices
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The Rev. John J. Raphael is a priest of the Diocese of Nashville, staff chaplain/specialist for Catholic ministry and medside ethics consultant at Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. He is a contributing author to Catholic Health Care Ethics: A Manual of Practitioners (3rd edition, National Catholic Bioethics Center.)
FaithFaith and Reason
A new statement on end-of-life care threatens established Catholic tradition.