The Catholic Church in South Korea announced that it would fund adult stem cell research with its own funds. The Archdiocese of Seoul said it would provide 10 billion won (US$9.6 million), with most of the money coming straight from diocesan coffers.
Bishop Yeom Su-jeong, head of the funding committee said, "We plan to devote ourselves to saving human dignity above everything else ... and raise awareness of respecting lives."
Hyscience notes, "As this article points out, contrary to the claims of the overwhelming majority of the secular media, the Catholic Church does not oppose stem cell research (and in fact has long been supportive of adult sten cell research). In Australia, for example, the Archdiocese of Sydney contributed $100,000 to support research that led to a major breakthrough in adult stem cells."
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