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A document of Pope John Paul II that is helpful in this discussion about artificial nutrition and hydration is the 1993 encyclical The Splendor of Truth . We can thank the Cardinal for giving us all the opportunity to reflect on what it is we are doing when we attend Mass or any other liturgical function ( p. 14 ) . Our Holy Father , Pope John Paul II , gave us another helpful encyclical in 1995 , The Gospel of Life . If a soul is brought to heaven from purgatory in part because of the prayers and sacrifices made by a member of the Church on earth , then it follows that such a soul will always be in deep gratitude toward and will also watch over that person with his prayers . Supporting and affirming these values is essential to promoting and maintaining a high level of academic integrity.1 Each member of the academic community must stand accountable for his or her actions . We resolve that we shall listen carefully to Peter in the Church , that we shall help others do the same , and that we shall pray for this successor of St. Peter , Pope John Paul the Great , who is unquestionably a source of rock-like certainty . After surveying the literature on this question , it is also clear that greater efforts have to be made to use the Catholic documents such as the Ethical and Religious Directives , the NCCB Pro-Life Committee statement on nutrition and hydration , and the two great encyclicals of John Paul II , The Splendor of Truth and The Gospel of Life , in programs to teach bioethics to all Catholic doctors , nurses and other health care professionals . He cites the teaching of Pope John Paul II on this matter and various documents coming from our bishops . With this last sentence , there can be no mistaking that the Church has approved both the practice of the faithful in this regard and , at least , the conclusions of Suarez and Bellarmine without granting or denying their reasoning . We see the damage that moral relativism and skepticism can wreak on human lives : among the bored and disaffected suburban young , in the violence - and drug-plagued underclass , in children having children , in spousal and child abuse , in workplace sloth and boardroom fraud .