Confronted by claims by Geoffrey Fieger, Kevorkian's attorney, that the suicide took place with the approval of "a sympathetic priest," archdiocesan spokesman Ned McGrath said: "At this time, the only source for this bizarre story is the attorney/publicity agent for Jack Kevorkian. Unless and until some credible information is brought forward, there appears to be no reason why the Archdiocese of Detroit, and, for that matter, any religious institution, should dignify or investigate such claims."
Nadia Foldes, 74, of New York inhaled carbon monoxide Thursday at a Detroit-area church, but Fieger did not identify the church or the priest involved. Fieger insisted Friday that the death did take place in a church. "Churches have traditionally been looked upon as places of sanctuary and refuge and to think that a church would not be an appropriate place to go into the next world is nonsense," he said.