Theologian Richard Benson, CM devotes his weekly column in GLAD TIDINGS to the issues of embryonic stem cells.
He writes…
“Echoes of the “Galileo incident” resurface from time to time. This debate between the scientist, Galileo, and the theologian, Cardinal Bellarmine, is often poorly framed as an example of what happens when religious faith is blind to scientific truth.
Time and again the incident is used in attempts to demonize some Catholic moral teachings and depict them as particular obstacles to scientific progress and social advancement. As a result the Catholic Church has found itself at times the target of unwarranted criticism because of its unwavering pro-life stance and its clear commitment to protecting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death.
