By Lavoisier Fernandes
Lately, Pope Francis made headlines when he called for global surrogacy to be banned whilst terming it despicable. Listening to these headlines, one might say, “Can the Church not “mind its own business” and put its own house in order with all the scandals and corruption? What is all the fuss about these morally sensitive subjects like abortion and euthanasia, and now a new addition to this “fuss group” is surrogacy?
One might further add: What does the Church know about the burden of having an unplanned child, not bearing a child, or caring for a bedridden spouse or parent? And should not every individual have the right to choose what to do with their bodies? Perhaps the Church should not be more understanding of homosexual couples, giving them the right to have surrogate children? Can’t the Church move “with the times”? And with all its good and advancement in medical science why is the Church so primitive, rigid, and all gaga with these…
