Embryo adoption
What is embryo adoption? It flows from the problem of "excess embryos" being held in freezer tanks. You see, when a couple goes to a fertility clinic and attempts an in-vitro fertilization, it isn't...
View ArticleThe ordination of women to the priesthood
The ordination of women to the priesthood (or lack thereof) is a topic which a reader asked me to write about, but for which I just never seemed to be able to find the time. Again, recent events have...
View ArticleKenosis and the knowledge of God
Jurgen Moltmann's major work is his "theology of hope", which in many ways re-launched the study of this key theological virtue. One key aspect of Moltmann's thought is the idea that God is not "aloof"...
View ArticleDon't have a cow-man
A reader sent me an email regarding a story about planned attempts to create a cow-human hybrid embryo for the sake scientific research.This raises, of course, all sorts of ethical questions. Clearly...
View ArticleHuman origins: Evolution
Just what does the Catholic Church think of the theory of evolution? To be honest, it depends on which theory of evolution we mean. More than that, it depends on what we believe about the explanatory...
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