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Apr 12 09 5:26 AM
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While some observers of the Vatican-Obama diplomatic debate have said that the Holy See is being too demanding, the Secretary of State official contacted by CNA dismissed the notion. "The Holy See has always set a very simple standard: the person should not be in opposition to fundamental teachings of the Church that belong to our common shared humanity. He or she may not believe in Catholic dogma if he or she is not a Catholic, but we could not accept someone who is in favor of abortion, or (human) cloning or same-sex unions equated to marriage," the official said. "That is a fairly simple principle that governments like, say, Spain and Cuba, or Mr. Clinton's administration, have been able to understand without a problem." The official said that the debate around the chances of Prof. Kmiec to become Vatican Ambassador "is closed." "He nailed the last nail in the coffin with his latest "disappointing position on embryonic stem cell research." Link
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