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Pope Benedict II, then as Cardinal Ratzinger, wrote a new catechism, according to which animals are subjected to man. They may and should be exploited for man’s benefit: for food, clothing, work and leisure, even for medical experiments, an area already sanctified by Pope John Paul II. Animals – according to this thesis – should not suffer unnecessarily, but no money should be spent on them and no affection or love given, which, to follow the Church’s teachings, should only be reserved for human beings.
The Pope made some cautious criticism on factory farming and animal transportation, supposed to pacify the critics, but apart from that, there was only vague mention of “respect for all creation” and “the Catholic Church being there for all men”. It was all that even Princess Maja von Hohenzollern received as reply to her heated criticism of the Church.
Apart from us from “Ärzte für Tiere” the organizations „ETN e.V.“, „Pfoten Krieger“ and „Tierversuchsgegner“ were also present, all in all about 100 persons. We carried posters bearing the message “Animals have souls”. The general public unfortunately did not show sympathy for our stance; on that day and place they were mostly pro-Pope.
The “ETN e.V.”, Michael Marx from “Pfoten Krieger” and Petra Stainko organized the vigil.
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On the 22nd September we - “Ärzte für Tiere“– joined a vigil in front of the Berlin Olympic Stadium. The occasion was Pope Benedict giving a sermon there and our action was aimed at the stance of the Catholic Church towards animals.
2. from left Dieter Ernst from
The EU commission and the animal protectionFoto: © Gerd Altmann/www.pixelio.de
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