Vatican arranged two lectures (2005 & 2006), to analyze subjects about the end of life, without changing its general position to accept medical statement of brain death.

In other way, the Health Pastoral Pontifical Council, yesterday declared  that are up day the principles in the letter to sanitary operators  declared on 1995, according to “ to consider a person a corpse it is sufficient to verify brain death of the donor, which consist in the irreversible cessation of all cerebral function "quoted ANSA.

In the middle of the polemic, Organ Donors Italian Association said that Pope, al least when he was a Cardinal, had joined its organization, supporting their activities.

In a message published in the web site of the association, Pope says : “ It is legal to adhere spontaneous and  consciousness to transplant and organ donation culture”, and added, “I myself am registered since long ago, in the association and carry always with me the document where it is written I am available to offer my organs to whom would needed; is an act of love”.