” “Hence, there is the necessity "to ponder this achievement of science again admonished the Holy Father because the multiplication of transplantation requests should not subvert the ethical principles which are the foundations of organ transplanting". "The body shall never be regarded as a mere object", confirmed the Pope, mentioning his first encyclical, "Deus Caritas Est". Otherwise, he went on, "the market logic would prevail". "The body of each person, together with the spirit given to everyone individually, is an inseparable unity portraying the image of God himself", said the Pope. According to him, "ignoring this dimension leads us towards perspectives incapable of grasping the entirety of the mystery which is present in everyone". In the field of organ donation, too, concluded Benedict XVI, "first of all, it is necessary to focus on respect for the dignity of the person and defence of his personal identity".
