Cardinal O’Brien’s at it again …

Posted on March 21st, 2008 by bryan.
Categories: General.

Cardinal Keith O’Brien, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, will during his Easter sermon urge the Prime Minister to re-think ‘monstrous’ plans to allow hybrid human-animal embryos and to allow Labour MPs a free vote on the issue. He will also urge Ministers to resign instead of voting in favour of the new Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

This is an issue of ethics and morality, so I do support Cardinal O’Brien’s call for a free vote - albeit reluctantly! However, I object to his scaremongering, in particular his references to Frankenstein, and his misrepresentation of a science that could lead to cures for diseases including MS and Alzheimer’s. I also object to his hypocrisy - he will say that the Government has no mandate to change the law in this area, changes which, he will argue, do not enjoy ‘widespread public support’. That may be so, but if anyone lacks a mandate or public support to speak on this or any other area it is Cardinal O’Brien - the unelected leader of a minority religion.

Religious leaders are entitled to preach to the converted. However, they should be prohibited from exercising influence over Government or Parliament, or from using public institutions like the BBC to spread ‘facts’ that are no more believable than the Bible!

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