Nothing new, really.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops is meeting this week in Baltimore.
Yesterday, they issued a pastoral letter which contains "detailed guidelines on marriage, reproductive technologies and health care for severely brain-damaged patients.": Marriage - Love and Life in the Divine Plan
What they're for:
Heterosexual Marriage
What they're against:
Gay Marriage / Same Sex Unions
Divorce
Unmarried Couples living together
Euthanasia
"Thank goodness this is out there, clearly stated, with ample documentation and very reasonably put forward," said Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien of Baltimore, which is hosting the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week. "I think it's going to be a very positive document."
They also approved a document on reproductive technology, "Life-Giving Love in an Age of Technology"
What they're for:
Universal Healthcare (but it shouldn't include treatment for the stuff they're against, listed below)
What they're against:
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Egg, Sperm and Embryo Donation
Surrogacy
Cloning
Abortion
There's nothing new here, but I suppose it's worth noting. Haven't seen the text of "Life-Giving Love in an Age of Technology" online yet, but I'm curious to see if they take anything other than the expected position against stem-cell research.
Yesterday, they issued a pastoral letter which contains "detailed guidelines on marriage, reproductive technologies and health care for severely brain-damaged patients.": Marriage - Love and Life in the Divine Plan
What they're for:
Heterosexual Marriage
What they're against:
Gay Marriage / Same Sex Unions
Divorce
Unmarried Couples living together
Euthanasia
"Thank goodness this is out there, clearly stated, with ample documentation and very reasonably put forward," said Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien of Baltimore, which is hosting the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops this week. "I think it's going to be a very positive document."
They also approved a document on reproductive technology, "Life-Giving Love in an Age of Technology"
What they're for:
Universal Healthcare (but it shouldn't include treatment for the stuff they're against, listed below)
What they're against:
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
Egg, Sperm and Embryo Donation
Surrogacy
Cloning
Abortion
There's nothing new here, but I suppose it's worth noting. Haven't seen the text of "Life-Giving Love in an Age of Technology" online yet, but I'm curious to see if they take anything other than the expected position against stem-cell research.