I am convinced that the Pope is no longer of sound mind (well, if he ever was) if he is still alive at all. I actually suspect this is a "Weekend at Bernie's" type situation, so I think I'll refer to him as Pope Bernie henceforth. Anyway, it's the evil and power-hungry subordinates around him who are putting out all of these hateful pronouncements and otherwise doing as much damage as they can before he finally officially kicks the bucket. The latest is that they, under Bernie's signature, appear about to endorse genetically modified foods despite the strong misgivings of those who actually work with the poor. Think the frankfoods industry bailed them out financially for their rape lawsuits or something? Anyway, that's neither here nor there as to the point that I actually write this to make. Which is, the Guardian story above quotes Bishop Elio Sgreccia, vice-president of the Vatican's Pontifical Academy for Life, as saying,

"There are no impediments to animal and vegetable biotechnologies. [They] can be justified with the motive that they are for the good of man."

Okay, so if you really believe that, then why do you oppose things like in-vitro fertilization, and for that matter condoms and most forms of birth control? Aren't these also for the good of man? But that would not further your agenda of control, would it? Jerks.
posted by Mad Anne Rackham at 1:56 AM