Opens the Door to Dangerous Developments, Vatican Radio Says
VATICAN CITY, August 28, 2001 (LSN.ca) - The decision of U.S. President George W. Bush to offer limited public funding for experimentation on cell lines developed from human embryos has been criticized by Vatican Radio. Bush “has gone beyond the moral boundaries of research” and “his decision opens the door to very dangerous developments,” it said in an Aug. 10 broadcast. Bush and Pope John Paul II have discussed embryonic stem cell research in a July 23 meeting, with the Pope strongly urging the president to respect all human life and stop the practice.
Vatican Radio also transmitted the statement of Bishop Joseph Fiorenza of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. bishops« conference, who described the decision as “morally unacceptable.”
(with files from Zenit)
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