The Kevorkian Lesson: Gruesome Killers are Fascinated by Death

If Jack Kevorkian, Dr. Death, were still alive he would be 85 next month. The euthanasia activist was an outspoken and enthusiastic advocate for killing the sick and handicapped, something he apparently enjoyed doing personally. He finally ended up in jail for practically daring the government to prosecute him after he gave one man a lethal injection and then released a video showing it. He ended up serving about eight years in jail.

The gruesomeness of the Gosnell trial, with the graphic description of his murders and the grim jokes about the poor little victims reminded me of Jack Kevorkian this week. The only difference? The size of the victims.    How do you get inside the brain of a serial killer? With Kevorkian, it was pretty easy. He left behind a body of paintings that illustrate, I think, that he was a madman. Take a look at his "art" and see if you agree. Frankly, I think he was possessed. He certainly hated religion as the two pictures relating to God illustrate.

"For He is Raised"

"Very Still Life"

I could not find a title for this painting, but it seems to me to indicate a connection between abortion and murder of the weak. Is the emaciated man a symbol for Kevorkian's victims? I wonder how Kevorkian himself saw it, but I expect no matter what he said there is a subliminal message.

"Nearer My God to Thee"

When I looked at this picture I could only imagine that it is a soul being sucked down to hell. And the "god" would have to be the Lord of this world. Did Kevorkian himself grasp life like that as he reached the end? I can't imagine he had a peaceful death.

Abortionists have the same gruesome attitude toward death. If you read The Death Peddlars by Fr. Paul Marx or read reports from abortion meetings infiltrated by pro-lifers you see the macabre jokes and the almost compulsive fascination with death talk. It's creepy. Jack Kevorkian took the creep factor and made it visible for all to see with his "artworks." Interestingly, this most unnatural man died a natural death. May God have mercy on his soul.

Dr. Death Goes to Judgment

Serial killer Jack Kevorkian who "assisted" over 130 people to commit suicide, at least five of whom had no underlying health condition, went to meet his Maker this morning. Last year he said he did not regret his actions but told a CNN reporter the worst day of his life was the day he was born. It was also the worst day for his unfortunate victims. Kevorkian died in a hospital from liver damage and pneumonia.

This morning at Mass we prayed a First Friday consecration to the Sacred Heart written by one of the heads of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales. One of the promises of the First Friday devotion is that the person who makes them will not die without the consolation of the sacraments. As I reflect on the Sacred Heart of Jesus today and His great love for us, I will pray for Jack Kevorkian. Those who have disfigured themselves so completely by grave sin, are most in need of our prayers and the mercy of God. Frankly, I can't imagine such an unrepentant killer turning to God after serving Satan for so much of his life. But those last moments are a mystery to all but the sinner and God.

God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

For more see:

Jack Kevorkian: "No Regrets" of Killing People in Assisted Suicides, Regrets Birth