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Public money must support life, not fund death, Vatican official says
23-07-2009
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Especially at a time of financial crisis, when life-giving initiatives are hurting for money, it appears strange for a government to expand public funding for abortion, said the head of the Pontifical Academy for Life.
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, the academy's head, said Pope Benedict XVI's encyclical, "Caritas in Veritate" ("Charity in Truth"), tried to explain to people how welcoming, defending and protecting human life at every stage is an essential part of promoting real development for individuals and communities.
The archbishop was interviewed July 22 by Vatican Radio before speaking at a conference in Rome dedicated to the encyclical, which was released July 7.
Archbishop Fisichella said people should not be surprised the pope talks about abortion, euthanasia or embryonic stem-cell research in an encyclical examining the economy.
"We should not forget that around these areas there are huge investments, both private and public," he said.
"For example, it seems that in the United States there could be a further increase in public funding for abortion," he said, apparently referring to a provision in President Barack Obama's 2010 budget that would permit taxpayer funding of abortions in the District of Columbia.
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20090722.htm
