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George Pell, The Drought & a Preoccupation with Beauty. | 13/06/2007
I must say that I have been reading with delight some of the reactions in the press to Cardinal George Pell and his pronouncements on stem cell research. The Cardinal may have responded to a 2007 problem in 1950?s language, but with some of the parliamentarians with whom he has to deal, he must be more than a little frustrated. All this talk about ethics and really what they mean is economics. I think the Premier of NSW says it all when he comments: This is no time to stand in the way of science and thus stand in the way of hope. I wonder if he actually believes that? Science gives us hope? He must have a tragically dark life if he is going to depend on scientists to give him hope. We can do without the threats but I would encourage him to keep on challenging our decision makers.