Here's another, scarcely less oratorical in character, from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: the title of this document (another
wonderful example of Vatican bogus academic language when what is needed is a competent journalist used
to writing informative headlines) is «Considerations regarding proposals
to give legal recognition
to unions between homosexual persons» (2003): The Church's teaching on marriage and on the complementarity of the sexes reiterates a truth that is evident
to right reason and recognised as such by all the major cultures of the
world.
«Michael's research is a
wonderful example of the power of science
to open new windows on how the
world works,» said Larry Hufford, director of the WSU School of Biological Sciences (http://sbs.wsu.edu/index1.html).
In no particular order, there are the Leftist economists for whom global warming represents a supreme
example of market failure (as well as a
wonderful opportunity
to suggest correctives), UN apparatchiks for whom global warming is the route
to global governance, Third
world dictators who see guilt over global warming as providing a convenient claim on aid (ie, the transfer of wealth from the poor in rich countries
to the wealthy in poor countries), Environmental activists who love any issue that has the capacity
to frighten the gullible into making hefty contributions
to their numerous NGOs, Crony capitalists who see the immense sums being made available for «sustainable» energy, Government regulators for whom the control of a natural product of breathing is a dream come true, Newly minted billionaires who find the issue of «saving the planet» appropriately suitable
to their grandiose pretensions, Politicians who can fasten on
to CAGW as a signature issue where they can act as demagogues without fear of contradiction from reality or complaint from the purported beneficiaries of their actions.