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'''Ignacio Carrasco de Paula''' (born 25 October 1937) is the current [[Pontifical Academy for Life|president of the Pontifical Academy for Life]] since his appointment by [[Pope Benedict XVI]] on 30 June 2010.<ref>[http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/25814.php?index=25814&lang=en Press Office of the Holy See]</ref>


'''Ignacio Carrasco de Paula''' (born 25 October 1937) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a bishop since 2010. He was the president of the [[Pontifical Academy for Life]] from 2010 to 2016.
Carrasco de Paula was born in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. He was ordained a priest for the [[Opus Dei|Personal Prelature of Opus Dei]] on 8 August 1966 at the age of 28. He was director of the Bioethics Institute of the [[Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]] in Rome and is a member of the ethics committee for experimentation clinic at the [[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic|Gemelli Policlinic]] of Rome. He began to work in the academy in 1994, when it was established by John Paul II. Cardinal [[Fiorenzo Angelini]] called him and asked me to assist as a consultor of the department.<ref>[http://www.zenit.org/article-29880?l=english Interview With the President, Monsignor Ignacio Carrasco]</ref>


==Life==
He served as chancellor of the Pontifical Academy for Life from 3 January 2005 until his appointment as president of the Academy in June 2010 after [[Archbishop]] [[Rino Fisichella|Salvatore Fisichella]] as [[Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation|President of the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation]] on the same day.
===Early life and priesthood===
Carrasco de Paula was born in [[Barcelona]], [[Spain]]. He was ordained a priest for the [[Opus Dei|Personal Prelature of Opus Dei]] on 8 August 1966 at the age of 28. From 1984 he was professor of moral theology at the [[Pontifical University of the Holy Cross]] and from 1984 to 1994 he was the rector of the university.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Navarro|first=Luis|date=April 7, 2020|title=Lettera del Rettore alla Comunità accademica - 7 aprile 2020 {{!}} Pontificia Università della Santa Croce|url=https://www.pusc.it/article/lettera-del-rettore-alla-comunit%C3%A0-accademica-7-aprile-2020-0|access-date=2020-10-19|website=www.pusc.it|language=it}}</ref> He was also director of the Bioethics Institute of the [[Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore]] in Rome and is a member of the ethics committee of the experimentation clinic at the [[Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic|Gemelli Policlinic]] in Rome.


He began working a consultor for the Academy for Life when it was established by [[Pope John Paul II]] in 1994.<ref name=start>{{cite news| url=https://zenit.org/articles/new-at-helm-of-the-life-academy-where-to-start/ | title= New at Helm of the Life Academy: Where to Start? | accessdate=25 July 2017| date= 13 July 2010| first= Carmen Elena |last=Villa | work=Zenit}}</ref> He served as its chancellor from 3 January 2005 until his appointment as president on 30 June 2010.<ref>[http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/25814.php?index=25814&lang=en Press Office of the Holy See] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707140423/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/25814.php?index=25814&lang=en |date=7 July 2010 }}</ref> He said his immediate focus would be on two subjects–post abortion syndrome and umbilical cord banks–and he criticised Spain's recently enacted [[Abortion in Spain#Organic Law 2/2010|legislation legalizing abortion]].<ref name=start/>
He was appointed [[Titular Bishop]] of Thapsus on 15 September 2010 and received episcopal ordination on 9 October. Ordained in the same cermoney were [[Enrico dal Covolo]], S.D.B. rector of the [[Pontifical Lateran University]], Archbishop [[Giorgio Lingua]] and Archbishop [[Joseph William Tobin]], C.SS.R.


===Episcopate===
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In October 2010 Bishop Carrasco de Paula criticised a decision to award the Nobel Prize for Medicine to [[IVF]] pioneer Robert Edwards, a process that brought parenthood to infertile couples. Bishop Carrasco de Paula said that "''I find the choice of [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]] completely out of order. Without Edwards, there would not be a market on which millions of [[ovocyte]]s are sold ... and there would not be a large number of freezers filled with [[embryo]]s in the world,''" he told the ANSA news agency. "''In the best of cases they are transferred into a uterus, but most probably they will end up abandoned or dead, which is a problem for which the new [[Nobel Prize]] winner is responsible.''"<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/vatican-ethics-expert-ignacio-carrasco-de-paula-slams-nobel-prize-for-ivf-pioneer-robert-edwards/story-e6freuyi-1225934116426 Vatican ethics expert Ignacio Carrasco de Paula slams Nobel Prize for IVF pioneer Robert Edwards]</ref>
On 15 September 2010, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] named him [[Titular Bishop]] of [[Thapsus]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Life Academy's New Leader Made a Bishop|url=https://zenit.org/articles/life-academy-s-new-leader-made-a-bishop/|accessdate=25 July 2017|work=Zenit|date=15 September 2010}}</ref> He received his episcopal ordination from Cardinal [[Tarcisio Bertone]] on 9 October.


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In October 2010 Bishop Carrasco de Paula criticised a decision to award the [[Nobel Prize]] for Medicine to [[Robert Edwards (physiologist)|Robert Edwards]] for his work on [[in vitro fertilization]]. Carrasco de Paula said: "I find the choice of Robert Edwards completely out of order. Without Edwards, there would not be a market on which millions of [[ovocyte]]s are sold ... and there would not be a large number of freezers filled with [[embryo]]s in the world. In the best of cases they are transferred into a uterus, but most probably they will end up abandoned or dead, which is a problem for which the new Nobel Prize winner is responsible."<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/vatican-ethics-expert-ignacio-carrasco-de-paula-slams-nobel-prize-for-ivf-pioneer-robert-edwards/story-e6freuyi-1225934116426 |title=Vatican ethics expert Ignacio Carrasco de Paula slams Nobel Prize for IVF pioneer Robert Edwards |date=4 October 2010| accessdate=25 July 2017| work=Daily Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Life Academy Leader Responds to Nobel Choice|url=https://zenit.org/articles/life-academy-leader-responds-to-nobel-choice/|accessdate=25 July 2017|work=Zenit|date=4 October 2010}}</ref>
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In August 2011 Bishop Carrasco de Paula said, “''The reaction to the news of becoming a mother should return to being what it has always been, a reaction of joy''” that leads us to say “''congratulations.''” He added that the response to a mother should not be “''I'm so sorry,' like we say to people who get sick.''” He added that the focus in 2011 has been on three areas: post-abortion trauma, umbilical cord banks and treatments for infertility. Regarding post-abortion trauma, he said it is necessary that the condition be “defined as well as whether or not there is a cure.”<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/vatican-official-urges-catholics-to-rediscover-motherhood/ Vatican official urges Catholics to rediscover motherhood]</ref>


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In August 2011, Carrasco de Paula said, "The reaction to the news of becoming a mother should return to being what it has always been, a reaction of joy" that leads us to say "congratulations". He added that the response to a mother should not be "'I'm so sorry,' like we say to people who get sick." He added that the focus in 2011 has been on three areas: post-abortion trauma, umbilical cord banks and treatments for infertility. Regarding post-abortion trauma, he said it is necessary that the condition be "defined as well as whether or not there is a cure".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/23231/vatican-official-urges-catholics-to-rediscover-motherhood | title= Vatican official urges Catholics to rediscover motherhood | date=25 August 2011| access-date=25 July 2017| work=Catholic News Agency}}</ref>
On 8 May 2012 Bishop Carrasco de Paula acknowledged that an April 2012 letter, criticising “some pro-life activists” who objected to aspects of a planned Vatican conference on stem cells, “contained unfortunate phrasing which, if misunderstood, could have offended the sensibilities of some persons.” In the letter to academy members, he told them that the offending words were not meant “to show any disrespect, and certainly not to those with whom we have been collaborating closely and gratefully for years in favour of human life and of its defense.” His message came four days after a separate letter addressed to the bishop was made public, in which academy member Professor [[Josef Seifert]] sharply criticised the organization's recent decisions about holding a conference in February 2012 on infertility, in which the pontifical academy played a non-organising role. The event drew criticism within the academy, for hosting speakers who appeared to endorse techniques and methods condemned by the Church.<ref>[http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/head-of-pontifical-academy-offers-apology-affirms-pro-life-commitment/]</ref> <ref>[http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/three-tensions-beneath-latest-vatican-dispute]</ref>

In 2012, Professor [[Josef Seifert]], a member of the Academy sharply criticised the leadership of the Academy for its sponsoring a February 2012 conference on infertility and stem cell research, which the Academy had not organized itself, which included speakers who appeared to endorse techniques and methods condemned by the Church. Carrasco de Paula first responded in kind in April and then on 8 May apologized to the members of the academy. He wrote that when he criticised "some [[pro-life]] activists" he had employed "unfortunate phrasing which, if misunderstood, could have offended the sensibilities of some persons". He added that he had not meant "to show any disrespect, and certainly not to those with whom we have been collaborating closely and gratefully for years in favour of human life and of its defense."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/24897/head-of-pontifical-academy-offers-apology-affirms-pro-life-commitment | title=Head of pontifical academy offers apology, affirms pro-life commitment | access-date=25 July 2017 | first=Benjamin | last = Mann | work=Catholic News Agency}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ncronline.org/blogs/all-things-catholic/three-tensions-beneath-latest-vatican-dispute | accessdate=25 July 2017 | title= Three tensions beneath the latest Vatican dispute | first=John L. | last= Allen Jr. | date=18 May 2012| work=National Catholic Reporter}}</ref>

[[Pope Francis]] named Archbishop [[Vincenzo Paglia]] to succeed Carrasco de Paula as president of the Academy on 17 August 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Archbishop Paglia Named President of Life Academy|url=https://zenit.org/articles/archbishop-paglia-named-president-of-life-academy/|accessdate=25 July 2017|work=Zenit|date=17 August 2016}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 01:52, 7 July 2024

The Most Reverend

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula
Titular Bishop of Thapsus
Appointed15 September 2010
PredecessorVladas Michelevicius
Previous post(s)President of the Pontifical Academy for Life (2010–16)
Orders
Ordination8 August 1966
Consecration9 October 2010
by Tarcisio Bertone
Personal details
Born
Ignacio Carrasco de Paula

(1937-10-25) 25 October 1937 (age 87)
Barcelona, Spain
NationalitySpanish
Styles of
Ignacio Carrasco de Paula
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleMonsignor

Ignacio Carrasco de Paula (born 25 October 1937) is a Spanish prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been a bishop since 2010. He was the president of the Pontifical Academy for Life from 2010 to 2016.

Life

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Early life and priesthood

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Carrasco de Paula was born in Barcelona, Spain. He was ordained a priest for the Personal Prelature of Opus Dei on 8 August 1966 at the age of 28. From 1984 he was professor of moral theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and from 1984 to 1994 he was the rector of the university.[1] He was also director of the Bioethics Institute of the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Rome and is a member of the ethics committee of the experimentation clinic at the Gemelli Policlinic in Rome.

He began working a consultor for the Academy for Life when it was established by Pope John Paul II in 1994.[2] He served as its chancellor from 3 January 2005 until his appointment as president on 30 June 2010.[3] He said his immediate focus would be on two subjects–post abortion syndrome and umbilical cord banks–and he criticised Spain's recently enacted legislation legalizing abortion.[2]

Episcopate

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On 15 September 2010, Pope Benedict XVI named him Titular Bishop of Thapsus.[4] He received his episcopal ordination from Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone on 9 October.

In October 2010 Bishop Carrasco de Paula criticised a decision to award the Nobel Prize for Medicine to Robert Edwards for his work on in vitro fertilization. Carrasco de Paula said: "I find the choice of Robert Edwards completely out of order. Without Edwards, there would not be a market on which millions of ovocytes are sold ... and there would not be a large number of freezers filled with embryos in the world. In the best of cases they are transferred into a uterus, but most probably they will end up abandoned or dead, which is a problem for which the new Nobel Prize winner is responsible."[5][6]

In August 2011, Carrasco de Paula said, "The reaction to the news of becoming a mother should return to being what it has always been, a reaction of joy" that leads us to say "congratulations". He added that the response to a mother should not be "'I'm so sorry,' like we say to people who get sick." He added that the focus in 2011 has been on three areas: post-abortion trauma, umbilical cord banks and treatments for infertility. Regarding post-abortion trauma, he said it is necessary that the condition be "defined as well as whether or not there is a cure".[7]

In 2012, Professor Josef Seifert, a member of the Academy sharply criticised the leadership of the Academy for its sponsoring a February 2012 conference on infertility and stem cell research, which the Academy had not organized itself, which included speakers who appeared to endorse techniques and methods condemned by the Church. Carrasco de Paula first responded in kind in April and then on 8 May apologized to the members of the academy. He wrote that when he criticised "some pro-life activists" he had employed "unfortunate phrasing which, if misunderstood, could have offended the sensibilities of some persons". He added that he had not meant "to show any disrespect, and certainly not to those with whom we have been collaborating closely and gratefully for years in favour of human life and of its defense."[8][9]

Pope Francis named Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia to succeed Carrasco de Paula as president of the Academy on 17 August 2016.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Navarro, Luis (April 7, 2020). "Lettera del Rettore alla Comunità accademica - 7 aprile 2020 | Pontificia Università della Santa Croce". www.pusc.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-10-19.
  2. ^ a b Villa, Carmen Elena (13 July 2010). "New at Helm of the Life Academy: Where to Start?". Zenit. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ^ Press Office of the Holy See Archived 7 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Life Academy's New Leader Made a Bishop". Zenit. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Vatican ethics expert Ignacio Carrasco de Paula slams Nobel Prize for IVF pioneer Robert Edwards". Daily Telegraph. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Life Academy Leader Responds to Nobel Choice". Zenit. 4 October 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Vatican official urges Catholics to rediscover motherhood". Catholic News Agency. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  8. ^ Mann, Benjamin. "Head of pontifical academy offers apology, affirms pro-life commitment". Catholic News Agency. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  9. ^ Allen Jr., John L. (18 May 2012). "Three tensions beneath the latest Vatican dispute". National Catholic Reporter. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Archbishop Paglia Named President of Life Academy". Zenit. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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