(AP) -- LANSING, Mich.- The Catholic bishop of Lansing has chastised Gov. Jennifer Granholm for her remarks in favor of a ballot proposal expanding embryonic stem cell research in Michigan. The governor says that as a Catholic, she believes "to be pro-cure is to be pro-life." Bishop Earl Boyea says Granholm's implication that Proposal 2 is a valid expression of Catholic principles is "shocking."
Granholm spokeswoman Liz Boyd says the governor was speaking for herself and not the church. Michigan's Catholic bishops have taken a strong position against Proposal 2. Granholm supports it because she says it will help find cures for diseases and create jobs.
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