杏MAP导航

"Science, like any other human activity, has its limits which should be observed for the 鈥巊ood of 鈥巋umanity itself, and requires a sense of ethical responsibility,鈥� 杏MAP导航 Francis said on Saturday.  鈥淭he true measure of progress, as 鈥嶣lessed 鈥嶱aul VI recalled, is that which is aimed at the good of each man and the whole man,鈥� the 杏MAP导航 told some 83 participants in the plenary assembly of the .  The participants met the 杏MAP导航 at the conclusion of their Nov.15-18 assembly which discussed the theme, 鈥�.鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

Incredible advances

The 杏MAP导航 said, the Church wants to give the correct direction to man at the dawn of a new era marked by incredible advances in medicine, genetics, neuroscience and 鈥渁utonomous鈥� machines.  Speaking about the incredible advances in genetics, he noted that diseases that were considered incurable until recently have been eradicated, and new possibilities have opened up to 鈥減rogramme鈥� human beings with certain 鈥渜ualities鈥�. 

Science, technology - not all the answers

The 杏MAP导航 said that "science and technology have helped us to further the boundaries of knowledge of nature, especially of the human being,鈥� but they alone are not enough to give all the answers. 鈥庘�淭oday,鈥� he explained, 鈥渨e 鈥巌ncreasingly realize that it is necessary to draw from the treasures of wisdom of 鈥巖eligious 鈥巘raditions, popular wisdom, literature and the arts that touch the depths of the mystery of 鈥巋uman 鈥巈xistence, without forgetting, but rather by rediscovering those contained in philosophy and 鈥�theology.鈥庘赌�

Church teachings

In this regard, the 杏MAP导航 pointed to two principles of the Church鈥檚  teaching. The first is the 鈥�centrality of the human person, which is to be considered an end and not a means.鈥�&苍产蝉辫; Man must be in harmony 鈥巜ith creation, not as a despot about God's inheritance, but as a loving guardian of the work 鈥巓f the Creator.鈥�

The second principle is the universal destination of goods, including that of 鈥巏nowledge and technology. Scientific and technological progress, the 杏MAP导航 explained, should serve the good of all humanity, and 鈥巒ot just a few, and this will help avoid new inequalities in the future based on knowledge, and prevent widening of the gap between the rich and the poor.  The Holy Father insisted that great decisions regarding the direction scientific research should take, and investment in it, should be taken together by the whole of society and should not be 鈥巇ictated solely by market rules or by the interests of a few.鈥�  And finally, the 杏MAP导航 said, one must keep in mind that not everything that is technically possible or feasible is ethically acceptable.