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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew expressed the support of both himself and the Orthodox Church in the great issue of organ donation.
Patriarch Bartholomew, in a letter sent as a greeting at the
presentation of the book by former MP and Minister Dimitris Stratoulis,
is openly in favor of organ donation as he says, “it saves lives and is
an expression and act of solidarity.”
The Ecumenical Patriarch praises every effort that is made to raise
public awareness on this major issue of transplants while also
responding indirectly to circles within the Church that oppose organ
donation.
Scientific research is a “God-given gift to man” emphasizes the
Ecumenical Patriarch and points out that “the Church cannot and will not
remain on the sidelines of discussing modern developments and great
anthropological and moral issues,” restating the positions of the
Pan-Orthodox Synod of Crete.
The basis on which the Church and the Orthodox tradition move,
Patriarch Bartholomew recalls, is “unhypocritical and sacrificial love”
but also “the transcendence of our individual right for the sake of our
neighbour, our brother.”
Orthodox Times
Orthodox Times