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There is speculation and criticism from a religious standpoint. According to Pope Benedict XVI, “Man will always be greater than all that which makes up his body; in fact, he bears the power of thought, which is always directed toward the truth about himself and about the world.” He, along with the Catholic community believes that liberal eugenics discriminates against those that are sick and/or ill. Pope Benedict XVI feels that this movement goes too far as the “selection and rejection of life in the name of an abstract ideal of health and physical perfection.” Furthermore, the Pope along with the Catholic community feels that “a new mentality is insinuating itself, which tends to justify a different consideration of life and personal dignity, based on one's own desire and individual freedom.” This scientific advancement puts physical beauty as top priority, and those who do not have that tweaked, perfected physical beauty are judged and punished beginning with conception. While the Pope recognizes that science has made great progress in some areas, he encourages this type of science to advance alongside other sciences, and reminds people to reinforce the value of love and acceptance, and that nothing psychologically or biologically should be the target of any sort of discrimination.