appointed Scientific Academy Vatican admits to being "pro-legalization of abortion"
Matthew Cullinan Hoffman , Latin America Correspondent
BRAZIL, January 25, 2011 ( Notifam ) - A scientist recently appointed to the prestigious Pontifical Academy of Sciences / APC Vatican has confirmed, during an interview that he supports the legalization of abortion and gay civil unions, as Lifesitenews / Notifam and other cyber sites have been reported in articles published during the first days after this month.
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| Miguel Nicolelis |
" I was not abducted by an alien or they put a micro plaque in the brain to make me say what I did, "said Mr. Nicolelis, laughing. The statements were given to the Internet magazine Vi or Brazilian World (I saw the world), which is the same journal that published the original comment that sparked the controversy.
The interview comes after the publication of an article about the controversy, and saw part of the World. At the same, there is displayed an image of the original article Lifesitenews / Notifam about Mr. Nicolelis, as well as a note cyber newspaper published in the traditional Catholic Rorate Caeli, which was originally published excerpts from the English Monsieur Nicolelis and Part of Lifesitenews / Notifam in Portuguese as it appears in the daily cyber-Brazilian pro-life activist, Mr. Julio Severo. In the article, it says that "cyber sites are of extreme American right."
addition, comments attributed to Mr. Nicolelis appearing in the Journal of the prominent cyber Brazilian journalist Luis Nassif, scientist says he is an "atheist, pro-legalization of abortion," and "pro-civil unions for homosexuals."
Are affairs and family life relevant to the Academy?
Mr. Nicolelis claimed in the interview conducted by the publication or World saw that his personal political beliefs and opinions are irrelevant to his appointment.
"I never hid (the fact) that I do not participate in the Catholic Church or that I have a religious belief," said Mr. Nicolelis. "What the staff of these cyber sites do not realize is that if the Vatican would have understood that my concepts ideological, political and religious had been an obstacle, I had not been nominated."
"The scientific question is the decisive parameter, so that nobody asked me to assume a position contrary to my personal beliefs, "added Mr. Nicolelis, commenting that Mr. Stephen Hawking, who he says he shares their views, is also a member of the academy.
However, Human Life International (International Life), the largest pro-life organization in the world, has spoken out in disagreement. Monsignor Ignacio Barreiro, the interim president of that organization, has expressed "outrage" that someone "with a record of criticizing those who want abortion to be prohibited, and explicitly support same-sex unions" has been made a member of the academy.
Similarly has expressed Mr. Luis Fernando Pérez Bustamante, director of the influential and widely read InfoCatólica, a Mexican cyber site. In recent days, in comments published, he wrote in his diary the following Cyber, "I can understand that the APC is not closed to non-Catholics. But I can not agree to allow a member of the same characters who are instruments of the culture of death. "
He added the following comments:" I mean, I do not think it is enough to be a good scientist to belong to the Pontifical Academy. Must be established that candidates have a minimum of ethics and moral agreement with the Church. "
Article 5 of the statutes of the academy reads as follows:" Candidates for a position in academia, will be chosen by the academy on the basis of their eminent original scientific studies, and his personal moral character recognition. " It also reads that the decision be made "without regard to ethnicity or religion."
To send comments expressing their concerns on this matter to the Holy See, including the following information Contact:
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
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phone: +39 06 69883195
facsimile: +39 06 69885218 e-mail
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Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
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William Cardinal Levada, Prefect
Uffizi Piazza del Santo - 11-00193 Roma
Italy Fax: +39 06.69.88.34.09
email: cdf @ cfaith.va
Pope Benedict XVI
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Translated from English by: Marlene Gillette Ibern
Source: Notifam
Disclosure: Julio Severo in English
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