The Newark, N.J., Roman Catholic Archdiocese has told pastors and Catholic school officials that holding Ice Bucket Challenges, a popular fad that has raised millions of dollars to combat a crippling illness, conflicts with church teachings by funding embryonic stem-cell research. The warning was issued in a letter from a church official and with the blessing…
Posted: August 24th, 2014 | Author: admin | Filed under: News | Tags: ALS, Archdiocese of Newark, embryonic stem cells, Ice Bucket Challenge, NJ Catholics | Comments Off on N.J. Catholics warned of theological problem with Ice Bucket Challenge
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