Benedict XVI: Life is a gift of the Creator. Scientific research and the mapping of the human genome must never forget that every human being is much more than a just particular combination of genetic …More
Benedict XVI: Life is a gift of the Creator.
Scientific research and the mapping of the human genome must never forget that every human being is much more than a just particular combination of genetic information. Generating life can never be reduced to merely reproducing a new member of the human race because every birth is always a new creation. That was Benedict XVI message in a speech to members of the Pontifical Academy for Life which has been holding a congress on this theme. The Pope warned about modern eugenic ideologies that seek to justify considerations about life and personal dignity on the basis of individual desires and rights. Instead he stressed the primacy of ethics as well as love and solidarity with those who suffer or are in ...
Scientific research and the mapping of the human genome must never forget that every human being is much more than a just particular combination of genetic information. Generating life can never be reduced to merely reproducing a new member of the human race because every birth is always a new creation. That was Benedict XVI message in a speech to members of the Pontifical Academy for Life which has been holding a congress on this theme. The Pope warned about modern eugenic ideologies that seek to justify considerations about life and personal dignity on the basis of individual desires and rights. Instead he stressed the primacy of ethics as well as love and solidarity with those who suffer or are in ...