Author: Richard Chonak

Reactions in Boston

“It’s an awfully sad day,” [Fr. John] Ahearn said of Law’s resignation. “Maybe a necessary day but a sad day, because I think the cardinal did a lot of good. What I didn’t expect is when I said the Mass this morning, it was the first time in 17 years I didn’t mention the cardinal’s name in the Eucharistic prayer, and I actually did get very emotional and I began to cry.”

Gumbleton recommends Law resign, but who cares?

Pro-gay left-wing pacifist Call-To-Action bishop Thomas Gumbleton is in town offering his opinions.
“I think if I were in that position I would certainly say I must resign. Any bishop would know that if the people have lost confidence in [his] leadership I can’t lead,” said Bishop Thomas Gumbleton.
Ahem, your Excellency, don’t you think this might apply to you too? The Catholic faithful lost confidence in your leadership — oh, back around 1980.

Stanford launches stem cell research project: yes, it’s cloning.

Stanford University reignited the debate over the use of stem cells when a top scientist said the school intended to experiment with nuclear transfer technology, an effort many consider to be cloning.
”Our avowed goal is to advance science,” said Stanford medical professor Dr. Irving Weissman, who will direct the school’s stem cell effort. ”For any group to stay out of the action and wait for someone else to do it because of political reasons is wrong.”

(Ethics? We don’t need no stinkin’ ethics!)

Nobel laureate and Stanford professor Paul Berg, when asked at the news conference if nuclear transfer and cloning were the same, he had a two-word response: ”It is.”
He added. ”We use the word cloning in science as a term to describe the production of many copies of a starting material.”

Thanks for clearing that up, Professor.
Maybe it’s time to re-read That Hideous Strength.