The U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference convened last week and after all the salutary butt-pats and beanie compliments, they got down to business. Their business? Condemning the use of embryonic stem cells for medical research. They claim stem cell research is the first step on a slippery slope to a total disregard for all human life. Except they fail to explain how an amorphous embryo could be considered human life. Of course, they also believe that every sperm is a sacred soul-carrier. If this is true, to paraphrase Bill Hicks, entire civilizations have perished in old gray gym socks. Also on the agenda? Kiddie rape. No, not raping kids. Investigating the rape of kids. The bishops' investigation revealed that amongst all known cases of priests raping children, those children's parents were told about the rape less than a third of the time. How's that for respecting all life? More details here.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Catholic Craziness
