The highly controversial embryos Bill has cost the Government its “ethical credibility” with voters, a Roman Catholic Bishop has warned ahead of a by-election in East Glasgow.
Bishop Joseph Devine is Scotland’s second most senior Roman Catholic figure.
He has warned that Catholic voters in Glasgow are appalled by the unethical measures contained in the embryos Bill and they may express their displeasure at the ballot box.
The Bill allows for animal-human embryos and ’saviour siblings’. It also removes a requirement for doctors to consider a child’s need for a father in IVF treatment.
During the passage of the Bill, Gordon Brown failed to support attempts to lower the time limit for abortion.
The Government has delayed the final votes on the embryos Bill until the autumn, blaming scheduling problems.
But observers suggest that the real reason is the Prime Minister’s anxiety over the crucial Glasgow East by-election, which will take place on 24 July.
In a letter to Scottish Labour MPs Bishop Devine said the Government has “lost its ethical credibility in the nation at large” because of the Bill.
“Christian people have not changed. It is Labour that has broken its pact with Christian voters,” he added.
“What are we to do when our religion is attacked and our conscience outraged? When one considers the self-inflicted injuries this Labour Government has visited upon itself, one could be forgiven for thinking it had some kind of death wish.”
**No prizes for guessing that -excuse the cheap use of puns here - many Labour MP's and supporters will be bashing the Bishop. After all if he dares to speak his mind and express a view against that of the party he must be a homophobe and/or some other form of bigot.
Expect a long winded bishop bashing from hatchet faced hariden Polly Toynbee in the Guardian or some BBC commie scum to lambast his viewpoint. But with regards the BBC it is strange how they never lambast the viewpoint of another world religion, that engages in suicide bombings, represses women, allows and approves of female genital mutilation as well as opressing any viewpoint it dislikes.
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"He has warned that Catholic voters in Glasgow are appalled by the unethical measures...."
It's about time i say.
"It is Labour that has broken its pact with Christian voters,” he added."
The left broke that pact, if there ever was one, decades ago. Sure they all go to church and pretend to believe in God and all that, but come voting time, leftists always go against Christianity and never miss an opportunity to marginalize the faith they apparently are such devout followers of.
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