Perspect Biol Med. 2020;63(3):539-543. doi: 10.1353/pbm.2020.0044.
This commentary considers two informing influences on Pope Francis's support of perinatal hospice care for families facing diagnoses of serious fetal anomalies. Reflecting on the morally formative scriptural narrative of Mary's pregnancy and Jesus's birth and drawing upon an often-repeated idea of Pope Francis's papacy that "time is greater than space," this commentary suggests that Francis's perspective is deeply shaped by an understanding of life as a gift given by God, destined to return to God, and shaped by the invitation to participate in the fullness of our nature through acts of loving accompaniment in the face of grave suffering and loss.
本评论探讨了两个影响因素，促使教宗方济各支持为面临严重胎儿畸形诊断的家庭提供围产期安养院服务。通过反思圣母玛利亚怀孕和耶稣诞生的圣经叙事的道德形成，并借鉴方济各教皇任期内经常被提及的一个观点，即“时间大于空间”，本评论认为，方济各的观点深受这样一种理解的影响，即生命是上帝赐予的礼物，注定要归还给上帝，并通过在面对严重痛苦和丧失时，通过爱的陪伴行为，邀请我们参与到我们本性的完整性中。
