“We have received with sorrow the news of the death of Vincent Lambert. We pray that the Lord receive him in His home and express closeness to his loved ones and to those who, up to the end, were committed to assisting him with love and devotion.

We recall and reiterate the words of the Holy Father in relation to this painful matter: God is the only master of life from its beginning to its natural end, and it is our duty to protect it always, and not to give in to throwaway culture”.