Is the Vatican being hypocritical?

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The Vatican just released a statement on bioethics saying Catholics can use vaccines developed using embryonic stem cells (or as they put it - aborted fetuses). They still say the research is wrong, but have no problem using the results. Does anyone else see the extreme hypocrisy in this? If you're using the vaccine you're endorsing the product, to then go and condemn it and try and prevent other similar vaccines from being created and help other people in a similar manner just strikes me as wrong. 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081212/ap_on_re_eu/eu_vatican_bioethics

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Suppose your children were starving and there was food/money available from the gain of an unjust war. So you would say, "Spoils of an unjust war, I will let my children die of starvation because I have integrity". Yeah, right.  Or would you use it and say, "This shouldn't be done/obtained IN THIS WAY again".

Anonymous · Answer

Don't believe the false teachings of the Mystery Babylon religion.

crunchy leaves · Answer

Sometimes I think the Vatican/catholic church is painting itself into a corner.
Over 2000 years they have pronounced so many rules, statements of belief and infallible comments.  Sooner or later (I guess sooner,) they'll be painted in by their own pronouncements to the point that they topple under the weight of their own 'beliefs'.

SpiritRoaming · Answer

Way to go - just believe what the media says without checking for your self...gee, big surprise..

Read it. And see what it ACTUALLY says. People like you make me sick.

http://www.usccb.org/comm/Dignitaspersonae/Dignitatis_Vatican_Summary.pdf

Anonymous · Answer

They are more than hypocritical, I can't say it here as I would be reported.

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