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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Priest Expert Says Infanticide is 50 Years Away from Being Normalized

 

The Catholic organization, Regnum Christi, ran a workshop in Sydney over the weekend, leading up to World Youth Day, in which physician and bioethicist Father Joseph Tham predicted that, unless a dramatic change came about, in 50 years infanticide would be a normal reality.

 

As reported by Special Broadcasting Services, Father Tham, who did his PhD thesis on bioethics, said that there is a growing belief in society that religion has no place in science. "Because of secularization, the Church is having less and less say on these debates," he said.

 

"What we are seeing is that there is a religious voice in the public square, between faith and reason - whether religious people or religious views should be private, or at the place in the public square," he added.

 

The priest went on to point out the implications of the progression of secularization and nihilism, which induce society to accept the dangerous mentality that the end justifies the means.

 

One result of this false ethic, he said, is that, "Infanticide in more than fifty years will be coming to the forefront."

 

Father Tham explained that a 'domino effect' has propelled this progression, with infanticide having developed from the acceptance of contraception, abortion and, now, euthanasia.

 

He also mentioned that bioethics is entrenched in the culture of death, evident from the fact that many bioethicists accept offences against life, such as infanticide.

 

"What is so scary is that this is not one person but many thinking about infanticide and accepting it. Many bioethicists think this way," said the priest.

 

Father Tham said that even theologians in the Catholic Church have been affected by the tide of moral relativism.

 

"What has happened in the last few years is a creation of a new type of morality amongst theologians that negated the existence of objective knowledge forms...There is no objective truth about ideas."

 

Father Tham concluded by calling for a renewal in the Church so Catholics can prepare themselves to enter into the many bioethical debates.

 

"They're [Catholics] not attending wider secular circle. We don't have a voice in secular society because we don't seem certain," he said.

 

"Catholic thinkers have to engage the secular world." 

  

Contact: Tim Waggoner

Source: LifeSiteNews.com

Source URL: http://www.LifeSiteNews.com

 

 

The IFRL is the largest grassroots pro-life organization in Illinois. A non-profit organization, that serves as the state coordinating body for local pro-life chapters representing thousands of Illinois citizens working to restore respect for all human life in our society. The IFRL is composed of people of different political persuasions, various faiths and diverse economic, social and ethnic backgrounds. Since 1973 the Illinois Federation for Right to Life has been working to end abortion and restore legal protection to those members of the human family who are threatened by abortion, infanticide and euthanasia. Diverse though we are, we hold one common belief - that every human being has an inalienable right to life that is precious and must be protected. IFRL is dedicated to restoring the right to life to the unborn, and protection for the disabled and the elderly.   Click here to learn more about the IFRL.