Comments on: Cardinal spouts nonsense on Radio 4’s Today programme

By: Gene S.

Gene S. — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:23:07 +0000

J Clarkson.

Then by all means, lead by example. Do not procreate. Better yet, sterilize yourself and seek to convince others to do exactly the same.

Do not purchase a home or a car. Live in the most minimal lifestyle possible.

Thinking is irrelevant if we are to face “200 billion” on this planet as you claim.

You should back your call to action by your own actions.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Mon, 12 May 2008 20:34:08 +0000

J Clarkson, you are the one who ought to be thinking harder. Over-population stems from the refusal of the Catholic Church, inter alia, to allow birth control; and, while most secularists would support assisted suicide for people whose lives have become unbearable through illness and pain, religionists steadfastly stand in the path of legislation that would allow euthanasia under strictly controlled conditions.

By: J Clarkson

J Clarkson — Sun, 11 May 2008 22:27:43 +0000

The trouble with atheists and so called FREE Thinkers is that they don’t FREELY THINK very clearly and they are usually hypocrites. Why, because they believe that life is so precious (since they only have this one) that the object is to stay alive as long as possible, and that everyone else should be given this benefit as well. This is the main reason why humans have a population of nearly 7 billion and in the next centuries this may go up to 20 or even 200 billion. Then the planetary ecosystem and resources will not be able to handle this!

Most religions by contrast express the need for suffering and death to liberate the human soul. Medical care should be restricted. IVF should be restricted. Why not adopt?

I am not a Jehovah witness or a religious person, but I think it is time the FREE THINKERS started THINKING HARDER about the type of world they are going to create in the future!

By: Valdemar

Valdemar — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:06:32 +0000

If it were more widely known that the Catholic Church is opposed to IVF under any circumstances I suspect it would do it considerable harm. After all, you rarely open your local paper without reading of some couple’s struggle to conceive using IVF and/or their outrage at being denied it on the NHS. Perhaps secular spokespersons could bang on (no pun intended) about this a bit more?

By: Michael Cohen

Michael Cohen — Fri, 09 May 2008 22:55:54 +0000

As with other -so called “faith leaders” Murphy-O’Connor is a deluded dangerus man who warps the minds of his gulable followers