I have no intent to demean scientists. I wish merely to see them for what they are, and to see their work for what it is, and to protect the polity from placing too much trust in their unacknowledged priesthood.
While priests are dedicated to theology as the "queen of sciences," some of them have contributed to the material sciences as well.
While we are not angels fallen from heaven, we are not just neural machines. Nor are we merely exceptionally clever chimps.
A Catholic physician once related to me a powerful story about one of his patients, who had just received a diagnosis of advanced, metastatic cancer and had a relatively short time left to live.
It is now all but certain that human embryonic stem cells will not deliver cures to dread diseases. Apologies, anyone?
An Ottawa music station, Hot 89.9, recently launched a "Win a Baby" contest.
A milestone case in the European Court of Justice may signal a new direction in campaigns against human embryo research.
It does not take a college education to see the hypocrisy in offering to pay for the very services we condemn in our theology classes and seek forgiveness for in our sacraments.
Never before in American history has any administration state or federal been so willing to force religious institutions out of business.