It is wrong, for instance, for Cardinal Mahoney to say that euthanasia represents “a culture of death.” How can the cardinal say that, while ignoring the war in Iraq and its culture of death? The cardinal is being authoritarian, and with that comes irrationality. Irrational authority is illegitimate. We mustn’t let such irrationality go unchallenged. Through our sincerity and good intentions, we must feel the legitimacy of our own authority.
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