Pope Benedict XVI Blog

Pope Benedict sees abortion, euthanasia as "attacks on peace"

Vatican City (dpa) - Pope Benedict XVI has denounced terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons and has described hunger, abortion, experimentation on human embryos and euthanasia as "an attack on peace".

The pope's views are expressed in a message marking the Church's January 1 World Day of Peace, which was published by the Vatican on Tuesday.

"The duty to respect the dignity of each human being, in whose nature the image of the Creator is reflected, means in consequence that the person can not be disposed of at will," the pope writes.

"As far as the right to life is concerned, we must denounce its widespread violation in our society: alongside the victims of armed conflicts, terrorism and the different forms of violence, there are the silent deaths caused by hunger, abortion, experimentation on human embryos and euthanasia.
more...

posted by Dr. Denice Hanley, DPM, M.Div. @ 10:22 PM