The church is really shooting themselves in the foot over this. Lot's of IVF pregnancies out there today.
I'm not knowledgble about this procedure but maybe find a way where the unused embryos won't be discarded or harmed??
Church needs to find a scientific solution in this case.
> I’m not knowledgble about this procedure but maybe find a way where the unused embryos won’t be discarded or harmed??
The problem is that even providing adoption possibilities is that there are not nearly enough takers... people want their own genetics for their children, after all. Some takers are (as stated in the article someone quoted above) homosexual, so that’s an issue too. And part of the problem when you have “excess” is that the embryos are considered as “things” and not people. This propels society into cheapening life.
It’s a tough, tough, issue to struggle with and I would never say anything to anyone who chose to have a child this way. I still have 2nd (3rd, 4th, infinitieth) thoughts about it. I laid awake crying so many nights when I first learned I was in perimenopause and that I would be childless. I’m hoping God continues to give me the strength to fulfill his plan for me in some way where my childlessness either teaches me something or fulfills some purpose. I pray every day about this.
The Church is not shooting itself in the foot on this one. People say the same thing you did about: gay marriage, women priests, abortion, homosexuality and a bunch of other things that are morally unacceptable.
**alter girl. **
altered is right with IVF!
Only boys and acolytes, according to church law, should serve Mass. Please check into it.