2/21/24 - Fr. Elias Mills, F.I. and Dr. Paul Byrne - Catholic Bioethics (Part One)

Fr. Elias Mary Mills, F.I. served as Rector of the Shrine Church at the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Lacrosse, Wisconsin from 2016 to 2021. He was ordained in May of 2000.    Dr. Paul Byrne is a retired neonatologist and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics. He is former President of the Catholic Medical Association. Dr. Byrne has presented testimony on life-death issues to nine state legislatures beginning in 1967.     In Today's Show  Can a Catholic be an organ donor? What are the Church teachings on organ donors and receiving organs? Is it acceptable to donate one's body to science for study? How would that compare to donating organs to potentially save another person's life, or is it essentially the same issue? From a scientific point of view, when does human life begin? How should this impact our view of the abortion issue and how we respond to pro-choice arguments? Can you explain the Church's teaching on the death penalty? Can a government utilize capital punishment morally? Why has there been no outcry and condemnation from the Catholic Church regarding the use of humanized mice in medical research? If an embryo has already been frozen and the "parent" realizes the error of their ways in regard to IVF, what should then be done with that embryo? I would think that it shouldn't be disposed of, but wouldn't moving forward with implanting it also go against our Catholic beliefs and morals?   Visit the show page at thestationofthecross.com/askapriest to listen live, check out the weekly lineup, listen to podcasts of past episodes, watch live video, find show resources, sign up for our mailing list of upcoming shows, and submit your question for Father!