Korean Catholic Church to fund stem cell research

SoKor Catholic Church funding research on adult stem cells

The Catholic Archdiocese of Seoul will donate millions of dollars to research on stem cells found in adults, which they consider an acceptable alternative technolooy to stem cells derived from embryos, a Phillipines-based site reports. The church will solicit donations for the project, but most of it will come from church holdings. One of the world's leading stem-cell researchers is South Korean.

What do you think about this? A sensible way of balancing the need for new medical treatments with Catholic concern for the sanctity of life? An unacceptable use of Church funds that should go to the poor? An interesting perspective on archdiocesan responsibility for what could be seen as a locally based problem?