"Here it can be said that the criterion adopted in more recent times for ascertaining the fact of death, namely the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity, if rigorously applied, does not seem to conflict with the essential elements of a sound anthropology", ADDRESS OF THE HOLY FATHER JOHN PAUL II TO THE 18th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE TRANSPLANTATION SOCIETY, 19 agosto 2000, International Congress on Organ Transplants
