The Pope’s visit has been all about human dignity: the dignity of human beings who are made in the image and likeness of God. Some of us know our divine destiny, some of us don’t. That is the ‘interface’ between believers and non-believers, the boundaries of which the Holy Father walked with tact but also truth.
I was thinking of this when I read that there has been a recent debate in the European Parliament concerning scientific experimentation on animals. A draft directive was put forward, seeking to give further legal protection to animals. The united Green parties (no surprise here) argued for member states to be obliged to use non-animal testing where there are alternatives, and for strengthened rules on primate testing.
