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Do you know how surrogacy is accomplished? by czeche
And how that relates to Catholic teaching on IVF, etc?
Agree or disagree, Pipe Francis's statement does not come out of a vacuum.
Pope Francis's response to your statement on allowing those who cannot conceive to have children might point to the option of adoption. I understand how people might feel in this situation, but I don't think the Catholic Church is treading new ground when it says "even when things are particularly unpleasant there are certain rules you cannot violate," aka "the ends do not justify the means." You may feel that surrogacy has no moral qualms, but for those who do, that is the applicable statement.