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Biotechnology and bioethics in Malta
STATEMENT BY THE THEOLOGICAL COMMISSION OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF MALTA

Published on January 1, 2009 in 2009.
Maltese Version

The principal aim of medicine and biotechnology is the promotion of a culture in
favour of life. This was affirmed by Pope John Paul II in his 1995 encyclical
Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life). The great strides made in contemporary
biotechnology have been accompanied by great hopes, but have also created
new threats and risks to human life, especially in its initial stages, when it is weak
and defenceless.
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Niġġieldu l-Faqar Nibnu l-Paċi
Messagg tal-Papa Benedittu XVI ghall-Jum Dinji tal-Paċi 2009

Published on January 1, 2009 in 2008.

benedict-xvi.jpgIl-Messaġġ tal-Papa għall-Jum Dinji tal-Paċi, li jiġi ċċelebrat fl-Ewwel Jum tas-Sena, għandu t-tema “Niġġieldu l-Faqar Nibnu l-Paċi”.  Benedittu XVI jiżviluppa fuq il-Messaġġ ta’ Ġwanni Pawlu II għall-Jum Dinji tal-Paċi 1993, li kien jispjega l-konnessjonijiet u l-kundizzjonijiet reċiproċi li jeżistu bejn il-faqar u l-paċi.  Benedittu XVI kif il-paċi u l-ġlieda kontra l-faqar jintisġu flimkien.

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