Tag Archive for 'Democratic Party'

VATICAN – The Vatican Against Obama: No to Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Javier Cardinal Lozano Barragán on his 25th an...
Image via Wikipedia

Yesterday morning the President of the Pontifical Council for Health, Cardinal Javier Lozano Barragan confirmed the Church’s position against embryonic stem cell research and for the use of adult stem cells. The cardinal touched upon the topic while responding to a question about the choice of the new American president to use federal funds to finance embryonic stem cell research. Cardinal Barragan, who was presenting the international conference, ‘The Church in the Cure of Sick Children’, which will take place at the Vatican from November 13-15, did not directly argue against President Obama “or give him advice” and only confirmed the Vatican’s position. Embryonic stem cells, said the cardinal, “are not useful and until now they have never cured anything.” The cardinal also underlined the Church’s favorable opinion of adult stem cells taken from the umbilical cord. Obama, like rival John McCain, made embryonic stem cell research a point on his platform approved by U.S. voters.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY TORN BETWEEN SECULARISM AND CLERICALISM

Moral issues are a point of reference for the Partito Democratico (Democratic Party), now at risk due to this ethically sensitive issue. Barack Obama announced his intention to eliminate some of the Bush administration’s decisions, including restrictions on the use of stem cells in federally funded research, and immediately the Vatican protested. Italian democrats mainly ex-populists voiced their initial criticisms after debates that started regarding possible new alliances: “Obama is not our (party) secretary,” observed Margherita Miotto.

Maybe you can find something interesting in the following sponsored links:


Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Stumble It Email This More...
Related pages on the web
  • Judge stops federal funding of embryonic stem cell research [/caption] Washington -- A U.S. district judge granted a preliminary injunction Monday to stop federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that he said destroys embryos, ruling it went against the will of Congress. The ruling by Judge Royce C....
  • MTV News 2010-07-27 04:44:36 Justin Timberlake Photo: Christian Petersen/ Getty Images Big changes are in store for season 10 of "American Idol." You already knew that the age limit has been dropped to 15 and that the #1 show on TV will be setting...
  • How Capitalism Really Works I was talking to another investor about the BlackStone IPO. He was planning on investing and wanted to know my opinion. My only opinion is that the ticker should have been BS instead of BX! Why is that? Because its...
  • Michelle Wie and Robin Lopez At Charity Auction [pic] I am not normally one for celebrity gossip, but for some reason (I played basketball in college?) this story has my attention... From Stanford Secrets (Wie-Lopez): A guest contributer[sic] provided us with the following picture of Robin and Michelle canoodling...
  • When a Heroine Hijacks Her Personality and More! by Beth Cornelison Guest Blogger, author of Healing Luke. Hi and thank you so much for having me today as a guest blogger here on the Love Romance Passion blog! I'm thrilled to have this chance to tell you a...
Blog Traffic Exchange Related articles on this site