From our "The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same" File

"moral" embryonic stem cell research has become the new buzz word. If Reasonable propagandists don't blur the line by referring to ESCR simply as "stem cell research," then they look for the magical moral solution. Trouble appears to be, 'ain't so!

Ask A Voice From Eden: he's not buying it.

He offers up a simple reason why: the experimentation still threatens the integrity and dignity of the embryo upon whom this moral method of research is engaged. In other words, once again, researchers have discovered a way to treat an embryo as a clump of cells (potential life) rather than as a child (an actual, living person.) The debate concerning the personhood of a person at a certain stage of prenatal development demonstrates how far down the cha-ching! greased slope to a salivating Moloch and Thanatos our society has come. We simply refuse as a people to recognize the humanity of unborn children because we consider their personhood inconvenient.

Thus, our Reasonable elites consider the following wisdom as utter Foolishness:

The Church has already voiced its opposition to the IVF procedure of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis because it compromises the integrity and dignity of the embryo.

Additionally, how about the potentiality of that blastomere? I have seen reports indicating that in some cases these blastomeres have been implanted into the womb of an experimental animal and have matured into fetuses.

This “new” procedure, far from “solving” the ethical dilemma surrounding embryonic stem cell research, seems to bring more questions and problems.

It’s still best to be guided by the words from the Vatican's Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith's Donum Vitae:

No objective, even though noble in itself, such as a foreseeable advantage to science, to other human beings or to society, can in any way justify experimentation on living human embryos or foetuses, whether viable or not, either inside or outside the mother's womb. The informed consent ordinarily required for clinical experimentation on adults cannot be granted by the parents, who may not freely dispose of the physical integrity or life of the unborn child. Moreover, experimentation on embryos and foetuses always involves risk, and indeed in most cases it involves the certain expectation of harm to their physical integrity or even their death. To use human embryos or foetuses as the object or instrument of experimentation constitutes a crime against their dignity as human beings having a right to the same respect that is due to the child already born and to every human person.

Far too many absolutely drop their jaws in utter incomprehension at this clear teaching on the dignity of human persons. The utilitarianism propagated by our Reasonable overlords has gone popular and rendered the everyman nonplussed at the physiological manipulation of another human being. Simply because he or she hasn't been born: Planned Parenthood and the IVF industry can lick their chops at their expected windfall of more government subsidies.

This is how extensive the problem has become:

A new Harris Poll has some interesting numbers on public opinion concerning various "healthcare policies, programs, and practices." Major pattern: "the attitudes of Catholics are generally very similar to those of all adults and, on some issues, very unlike the official position of the Pope and the Church." On these issues, it looks like more evangelical Protestants than Catholics are reading the encyclicals:

Birth control/contraception is supported by 93 percent of all adults, including 90 percent of Catholics and 88 percent of born-again Christians, the "very religious" and Evangelicals.

Condom use to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases is supported by 92 percent of adults, including 93 percent of Catholics, 82 percent of born-again Christians, 83 percent of the "very religious" and 81 percent of Evangelicals

Embryonic stem cell research is favored by 70 percent of all adults, including 70 percent of Catholics. However, it is supported by only 45 percent of born-again Christians, 38 percent of Evangelicals and 51 percent of the "very religious."

Funding of international birth control programs is supported by 70 percent of the public, including 66 percent of Catholics, but only 53 percent of born-again Christians and 48 percent of Evangelicals.

Foolables pander to the Reasonable pro-moloch agenda of the salivating ESCR celebraters even in that Body of Fools, the Roman Catholic Church. At least in the US, the enemy has pulled his greatest con against humanity since Cogito ergo sum.

Thanks be to God that the victory is Christ's. We, the members of his Mystical Body, owe our allegiance to no one else but him. Thus, we welcome the derogatory slanders we'll receive when we say, "embryos are human beings; keep your scalpals off them!" If we want to see our societies climb off the slide, we need to bring Christ to where they are. Bear the truth, refuse to be silent, and as more come to know him, more will embrace the truth. We will not find our solutions to this in mere politicking alone. No, we must change "hearts and minds." Only Christ can do that, so let's bring Christ to them. Before there's no one left to bring him to.