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The Vatican will finance new research into the potential use of adult stem cells in the treatment of intestinal and possibly other diseases, officials announced Friday.
He said he expected the Vatican to help finance the project through its Rome hospital, Bambin Gesu, but the exact amount must still be worked out in future meetings with the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, the project’s leaders.
An initial announcement by the university said the Vatican had already agreed to donate euro2 million ($2.7 million) to the research.
The church is opposed to embryonic stem cell research because it involves the destruction of embryos, but it supports the use of adult stem cells.
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI said adult stem cell research respects human life, which according to church teachings begins at conception."
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_he_me/eu_vatican_stem_cells;_ylt=AsD4NyrEmyYntudEPjGy404PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJycjNnNjBvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNDIzL2V1X3ZhdGljYW5fc3RlbV9jZWxscwRwb3MDMTIEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN2YXRpY2Fud2lsbGY-
Now this is putting your money where your mouth is. Although it probably won’t, it should quiet critics who say the Church is anti-science.
He said he expected the Vatican to help finance the project through its Rome hospital, Bambin Gesu, but the exact amount must still be worked out in future meetings with the University of Maryland’s School of Medicine, the project’s leaders.
An initial announcement by the university said the Vatican had already agreed to donate euro2 million ($2.7 million) to the research.
The church is opposed to embryonic stem cell research because it involves the destruction of embryos, but it supports the use of adult stem cells.
In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI said adult stem cell research respects human life, which according to church teachings begins at conception."
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100423/ap_on_he_me/eu_vatican_stem_cells;_ylt=AsD4NyrEmyYntudEPjGy404PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJycjNnNjBvBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAwNDIzL2V1X3ZhdGljYW5fc3RlbV9jZWxscwRwb3MDMTIEc2VjA3luX2FydGljbGVfc3VtbWFyeV9saXN0BHNsawN2YXRpY2Fud2lsbGY-
Now this is putting your money where your mouth is. Although it probably won’t, it should quiet critics who say the Church is anti-science.