title: Implications of the papal allocution on feeding tubes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Humanities and the Arts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Walter
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D002410:Catholicism; D004750:Enteral Nutrition / Q000941:ethics*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000941:ethics*; D009014:Morals; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000941:ethics*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D014481:United States