The Catholic Church has determined through the Bible and teachings that euthanasia is generally morally wrong, as life is seen as a gift from God. (Linda Jackson, 2004) The Ten Commandments clearly states that, “You shall not kill.” (Exodus 20:13) Carrying out passive euthanasia on an individual is paramount to killing them and taking away a human life is equal to taking away a gift from God, life. The Catholic Church strongly believes that all human life is good and worth living and even when an individual is in a disastrous situation, deciding to carry out passive euthanasia is morally wrong. This is evident as the Second Vatican Council states, “Whatever is opposed to life itself, such as any type of murder, genocide, abortion, euthanasia, or wilful self-destruction…all these things and others like them are infamies indeed.” (Pope John XXIII, 1959) Catholics believe there is always hope that the situation may change and improve. Euthanasia does not allow for this change and improvement to happen and as outlined in the Bible, “More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produce character, and character produces hope.” (Romans 5:3-4) Providing hope to Catholics, that when they are unwell, there is hope that their situation may change and improve is a fundamental belief within Catholic Doctrine. Moreover, the church argues that we must take all ordinary means to preserve life. This includes providing the patient with the basic needs required by a human being such as food, water and rest, and also all medicines, treatments and operations which offer a reasonable hope of benefit. However, as in the Evangelium Vitae, John Paul states, “To forgo extraordinary or disproportionate means is not, the equivalent of suicide or euthanasia; it rather expresses acceptance of the human condition in the face of death.” (John Paul, Evangelium Vitae) Hence, Catholics do not force people to go to extreme lengths (such as the use of organ transplants from donors) to sustain life. Passive euthanasia is seen as an unloving act towards the dying person as it is taking away their gift of life, however; Catholics consider it may be acceptable in the case of having to carry out extraordinary means in order to keep the patient alive.