Bishop Burbidge Releases Pastoral Letter Urging Catholic Families to Offer a “Heroic Witness” to Love by Rejecting the Practice of IVF

On Jan. 22, 2025, Bishop Michael Burbidge encouraged Catholic families to be a “heroic witness” to love by rejecting in vitro fertilization (IVF), which he referred to as being “contrary to justice [and] replete with moral difficulties.” In releasing a pastoral letter on the topic, Bishop Burbidge acknowledged the “natural desire for family” and the challenges couples who are struggling with infertility face. But he also pointed out the serious moral problems that IVF poses. Go to the following site to learn more and to read his pastoral letter:
https://bit.ly/4hpBsM6

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