In Response To Obama’s Reversal of Embryonic Stem Cell Policy, Priest and Doctor of Neuroscience to Participate in Television Interview

Father Tad Pacholczyk will appear in an interview on the CatholicTV Talk Show “This is the Day” on Friday, March 13th.

In August 2001, funding for stem cell research was limited because of "fundamental questions about the beginnings of life and the ends of science." This week, President Obama overturned the previous administration’s policies. Father Tad is the author of the The Ten Great Myths in the Debate Over Stem Cell Research which can be read at the following website: http://www.ncbcenter.org/10Myths.pdf .

Father Tad will discuss this issue on the show. Father Tad holds a doctorate in neuroscience from Yale University and is now the Director of Education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia. Father Tad also has 4 undergraduate degrees in molecular and cellular biology, chemistry, biochemistry and philosophy --and two degrees in advanced theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.

Father Tad will reiterate the Catholic Stance on life which is stated in paragraph 2271 of the Catechism: “Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion…… You shall not kill the embryo by abortion and shall not cause the newborn to perish………. God, the Lord of life, has entrusted to men the noble mission of safeguarding life, and men must carry it out in a manner worthy of themselves. Life must be protected with the utmost care from the moment of conception: abortion and infanticide are abominable crimes.”

Father Tad’s interview can be seen on Friday, March 13th live at 10:30AM (EST)

Father Tad Pacholczyk to discuss new discoveries in stem-cell research on CatholicTV

The upcoming Friday, November 30, 2007 episode of CatholicTV’s live show entitled “This is the Day” will feature an interview with Rev. Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D. Father Tad, the Director of Education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center, will provide commentary on the recent successes in re-engineering skin cells to perform as stem cells avoiding the moral dilemma associated with embryonic stem-cell research. This is an exciting development in the health care field.

Father Tad will be interviewed by the Director of CatholicTV, Father Robert Reed, and Jay Fadden, General Manager. Also appearing on the show is Joseph Reardon of Por Christo, a non-profit, medical volunteer services organization in the field of international health. It was founded by the Catholic Archdiocese of Boston in response to the 1979 visit to Boston of Pope John Paul II, who challenged the people of Boston to share their abundance with those in need, particularly in Latin America.