Coinciding with the emergence of new Red and Green Guide Food GM 2010, the celebration of the Anti-State Week and Transgenics large demonstration against GMOs to be held April 17 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Foundation antam discloses a curious document in which the Catholic Church advocates the use of GM foods .
gives the impression that it intends to appeal to the faith of believers to accept the genetic modification of food, showing the approval of the Church is trying to gain acceptance of GE foods. The document antam Foundation (Foundation for the Application of New Technologies in Agriculture, Environment and Food), is a compilation of references obtained through statements by members of the church and official documents issued by the Vatican, the findings show that the Catholic Church advocates the use of genetically modified foods .
Obviously, this is not news to us, remember the post The Vatican bet GM foods, it could find a meeting held last year among members of the Vatican Academy of Sciences and scientists around the world in order to develop a campaign to support GM foods. The purpose was to show the benefits of these foods and their utility to address climate change or hunger and poverty that is experienced in developing countries.
Obviously, this is not news to us, remember the post The Vatican bet GM foods, it could find a meeting held last year among members of the Vatican Academy of Sciences and scientists around the world in order to develop a campaign to support GM foods. The purpose was to show the benefits of these foods and their utility to address climate change or hunger and poverty that is experienced in developing countries.
The fact is that the document is presented arguing that the church offers its discretion seek the common good, clear positioning and openly for GM foods to be the most reliable and effective to eliminate food insecurity. Also cites a few words of Pope John Paul II in 1982 stating that biotechnology is "a valuable tool in solving critical problems such as hunger, varieties of plants producing more advanced and resilient, and create more effective drugs." Obviously the situation 30 years ago GM was not present, neither was available knowledge and studies have now, so these words do not have much validity.
As we have said before, biotechnology is an effective and beneficial, but it depends on who the handle to become a threat to biodiversity or human beings. Remember that companies like Monsanto only care about making production more profitable agribusiness, leaving second values \u200b\u200bthemselves are of great interest to humanity, will be a matter of citing a case of biotechnological development of interest such as vitamin transgenic maize developed by the University of Lleida (Catalonia).
The church says you can not ignore the benefits of new innovative agricultural practices, suggesting that genetic improvements, enabling progress, it seems clear that they are in favor of transgenic green revolution, taking into account the consequences of the first Green Revolution, to adopt the precautionary principle would be the best approach, at least until more comprehensive studies are conducted and to allow access to information about research biotech companies hide data protection grounds.
also pronounces Pope Benedict XVI saying that we should promote agricultural development in poor countries, using agricultural technology that improves the use of economic resources, human and social, ensuring long term sustainability. But here's the best document we quote verbatim "The Catholic Church traditionally has favored science and technology applications that generate development and progress", if anything has characterized the church, has been a totally opposite and conservative. His change of stance has been forced by changing times and increased knowledge acquired by humans, although this is a matter of opinion. Monsignor
Giampaolo Crepaldi, Archbishop of Trieste and President of the International Observatory Cardinale Van Thuan, said the matter " Biotechnology should not be glorified nor demonized . Talk about technology and, therefore, despite the kindness of Biotechnology, can be used incorrectly, it is therefore necessary that, as in any human activity, including economics or politics, be guided by moral
Precisely
Monsanto has no morality, nor many respects the decisions taken by countries on their products, trying to introduce them by force. remember that the risk of GM foods are unpredictable and unknown effects that may hold, the church has the right to show your opinion but not to use it to convince their followers that each value and judge based on the information you can gather, we recommend watching the documentary about Food transgenic two positions.
The church considers "unacceptable that decisions at national or international, are dictated by pressure from special interests. Public authorities should promote accurate information to the public and know how to make the best decisions for the common good. "Just happens all Otherwise, absent information and tries to force acceptance of GM foods. Read for instance post France maintains a ban on transgenic maize and how the European Community sought to force the country to lift the ban on cultivation of transgenic maize weighs Mon 810.
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