Image via WikipediaThe bishop stated that the foundation “was open to embryonic stem research and may very well fund such research in the future” and money should be directed at organizations the Church approves of.
Embryonic research (stem cell) is against Catholic teaching.
The Komen Foundation is trying to help real women with real problems, said a U of M stem cell researcher.
Since my sister and various other members of our circle have had breast cancer and some did not survive, I have a special interest in curing the disease and we have participated in many “Relays for Life” to gather funds for research to get this disease under control.
I won’t go into any technical details about stem cell research but to say that the potential is huge. And if anyone suggests to you that there has been no progress made with this type of research, they are very ignorant of the medical facts out there; miracle cures are already being documented.
My problem with the Church is its continued worship of the embryo as a potential human (even if the embryos were to be thrown away anyway) and totally ignoring the plights of adult, human beings that are in need of medical help. I can understand if babies are being killed for their cells but that is just plainly absurd.
Again, Church leaders that don’t have a clue as to the science of stem cell research are making decisions based on ignorance and superstition and that is influencing how some Catholics view things and how they behave, as in not financially supporting research that has such great potential for them and their loved ones.
The Catholic stand on stem cell research is thankfully not shared by many Catholics especially those that have family members with breast cancer. My sister is a super Catholic but she follows common sense thinking and just ignores the inane gibberish coming out of those men with the pointy hats.
The quote “helping real; women with real problems” is at the core of this issue; the Church is more concerned with their invented dogma than with real, suffering human beings and that says a lot.
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