Téléthon opens in France tonight: it will make its debut at 6.50 pm on France 2, which, along with France 3, will spend about thirty hours in the charity marathon. But, about the research projects submitted for donor funds, last year the French Bishops started a battle in defence of human embryos and against the use of human embryos for research purposes. The French Bishops Conference published today on its website the speech that its president, the archbishop of Paris card. Andrè Vingt-Trois, gave at the latest plenary meeting. "First and foremost, we think of the young sick people and their families, their hope of recovery and their courage. We admire the generosity that drives those who join Téléthon and we do not by any means intend to throw discredit on such fruitful generosity". "But generosity does not justify everything. We hope everyone will reflect on and will take care of the important matters" that the research projects funded by Téléthon involve, such as the use of embryo cells and the exploitation of the sick by the media. The French Bishops’ position on the Téléthon marathon is part of a broader commitment that the French Bishops intend to take on about the respect of human life, and more specifically the bioethics act, that was promulgated in July 1994, revised once in 2004 and then again in 2009. (continued)” “
