I like George Pell on the whole. There are certainly times when I hear what he’s saying and think that he’s doing a really good thing. But stuff like this just makes me want to slap him until he snaps out of it. I don’t agree with using embryonic stem cells either, but this sort of tripe is the reason so many people dislike Christians:
CARDINAL George Pell has faced a tirade of criticism from NSW state Catholic MPs, including the Premier, Morris Iemma, and his deputy, John Watkins, for threatening them “with consequences” if they voted for legislation to expand stem-cell research. (The Age – “Pell’s knell for stem-cell Catholics”)
Just don’t do it George. Threats aren’t winning anything for us