” ” Referring to the "nature, purpose and limits of the scientific research," the Cardinal added "the debate is open and the Church has intervened on several occasions to offer an enlightening word and carry out its own mission by serving the true goodness of man, being an ‘expert in humanity’, as Paul VI put it in his memorable speech to the United Nations on 4 October 1965. He then explained that "the theme of the limits of science can only be dealt with considering the scientific knowledge in the context of the knowledge processed by men, in the operational sense, analysing its reasons and its ethical and social implications. I remember what John Paul II said to a team of scientists and researchers 25 years ago: ‘a moral renewal is necessary for the technical and scientific resources now available in the world to be put at the service of man’. ‘Time has come for reassessing our priorities,’ he continued."” “
