Lansing, Mich., Oct 30, 2008 / 01:35 am
Bishop of Lansing Earl Boyea has rebuked Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s Sunday endorsement of a ballot proposal which would remove many restrictions on destructive human embryo research. He described as “shocking” her mention of her Catholic faith to justify her endorsement.
Speaking at a political rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Granholm endorsed Proposal 2, which would loosen restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and allow surplus embryos from state fertility clinics to be destroyed for research purposes.
"As a Catholic, I can say to be pro-cure is to be pro-life," she said, according to The Grand Rapids Press.
In a Monday statement Bishop Boyea responded to the governor’s comments.