The first book of the Bible, Genesis, gives the story of how God created man and woman. Eve was told that she would produce children. Each individual is different, both corporal and spiritual. During cloning there is no joining of genetic material of two parents. Rather, the DNA of a somatic cells is implanted into an egg without any genetic material of its own, and the resulting fused cell is stimulated to begin dividing (Byren 2003). Is it right to create a person or animal in this way? Is this Gods plan? What is the Catholic perspective on cloning whether animal or human? This paper will define cloning, describe how it is used, when and where cloning has been used, and the Catholic perspective of cloning.
