By AP / KWMU
St. Louis, MO – The church's message is also expected to dissuade Catholics from allowing a vote on a constitutional amendment protecting such research.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Catholic Church is using the first Sunday of Advent to teach its view of the issue.
The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures announced the petition in October, and it was approved last week.
Former U.S. Senator John Danforth is the coalition's honorary co-chairman. He says the archbishop of St. Louis is attempting to impose his own theology on an issue that affects more than just Catholics.