I Respect George As A True Christian. (Yet Still in The CofE.) My Own Feelings On This Matter Remain Mixed. I Respect George As A True Christian. (Yet Still in The CofE.) My Own Feelings On This Matter Remain Mixed.

Former archbishop George Carey backs assisted dying campaign after 'conversion'.

EXCLUSIVE: Lord Carey said the Church of England, which opposes assisted dying, is "on the wrong side of history".

By HANNA GEISSLER, Daily Express Health Editor.

Thu, Apr 25, 2024.

Lord Carey was once firmly opposed to assisted dying (Image: Getty)

Life is sacred but we also have a “sacred duty” to show mercy to those who are suffering at the end of their lives, former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has said.

A decade ago, Lord Carey firmly opposed assisted dying and believed “killing in any form was wrong”.

But he is now backing calls for law change to allow some people who are terminally ill to request medical assistance to die with dignity.

The retired Anglican Bishop, 88, told the Daily Express he had “almost a conversion experience” after hearing harrowing stories of people who had suffered in their final days and weeks.

Express.

Blogger: it is interesting that I am unable to find any Bible claim that 'all life is sacred.' I have been guided to Acts 17:25 but that simply underpins the fact that God was/is the bringer and creator of life. Even if sacredness were thus, surely many would leave their sacredness behind as they rejected Jesus? Is this not the very essence of freewill? In either case, I am not sure that this would apply to helping those suffering desperately at the end of life. IMHO, Genesis 1: 26-27 does not help to remedy this either.