Hi, All: I, too, am enjoying the postings on religion and breastfeeding, and echoing Darilynn's hope that no one takes offense at opinions expressed. I am Roman Catholic and was recently reading a Catholic lay publication's column written by a priest versed in Catholic doctrine. In his column he stated that the Catholic Church considers it a sin for couples to use reproductive technology to achieve a pregnancy. That statement really startled me as many of the (Catholic) couples I work with have used such methods. Does this mean that these babies are "conceived in sin" and therefore are to be denied the sacraments? I'm just stating the thoughts/questions that have been going through my head since I read this, so please, don't anyone take offense. I think these issues are interesting to philosophically think about. I'm certainly no expert on Church doctrine, and would encourage anyone interested to talk with their spiritual advisors, as I will be, regarding this issue. Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html