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Monday, December 05, 2005

"Patrimony of Humanity"
The Holy Father defends the family: Children Deserve Married Parents, Says Pope.

His Holiness also has some words that Dr. Hwang Woo-suk might well listen to, from the above article:
    "Truly, children are the greatest wealth and most appreciated good of the family," the Pope continued. "That is why it is necessary to help all persons to become aware of the intrinsic evil of the crime of abortion that, in attempting against a human life in its beginning, is also an aggression against society itself."

    The Church reminds "politicians and lawmakers, as servants of the social good," of their duty "to defend the fundamental right to life, fruit of the love of God," he added.

    When this is forgotten, Benedict XVI continued, "the elimination of the embryo or its arbitrary use" is facilitated "in the interest of the progress of science," which without ethics "becomes a threat to the human being himself, being reduced to an object or a mere instrument."

    "When these levels are reached," he added, "society itself is offended and its foundations are shaken with all sorts of risks."
    [my emphasis]