| In 2006, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI officially endorsed adult stem-cell research. The Catholic Church opposes embryonic stem cell research because of the life-destroying way the stem cells are gathered. Based on science, embryonic stem cell tests have shown to not only not cure diseases, but subjects have grown cancerous tumors from the experiments. |  |
Resources
Stem Cell Research and Human Cloning: Questions and Answers
Catholic Support for Ethically Acceptable Stem Cell Research – U.S. Catholic Bishops
“Stem Cells: What Future for Therapy?” – Address by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI