Bishop of Parrmatta speaks out on ESCR

Bishop Manning of Parramatta wrote an article on embryonic stem cell reseach (ESCR) on the diocese's web site. It is great to hear bishops in Australia showing great leadership and voicing clear articulations on the unequivocal teachings of the Church. It is great because we are starting to hear the real 'meat and potatoes' of Catholic moral teaching, instead of continuing to hear the politically correct view points of the day. The ESCR debate is much more important than whether Australia should say sorry to the aboriginals. Slowly but surely, the clergy of the tired old 60's and 70's liberation theology are dying out and instead we are being left with passionate and dedicated individuals who truely love the Church as given to us by Christ. The seminaries are filled only with those men that know the Church and know that it is worth fighting for.

The liberal clergy are dying out much in the same way as this article indicates that those on the left side of the political spectrum are.