Any time you do anything that has to do with religion you're going to have some controversy.

There's never any intention to satirize the church or poke fun at religion in any way.

Matters of religion should never be matters of controversy. We neither argue with a lover about his taste, nor condemn him, if we are just, for knowing so human a passion.

All we have to do to solve the whole controversy is have the medical profession come forward (and) lay the guidelines down, ... The guidelines say only certain doctors can do it, and if you don't, we're going to punish you.

To many doctors this will come as a surprise because it's been a matter of some controversy and speculation and some doctors are convinced it's a problem,

This nomination brings controversy to an agency that's at a crucial, critical time in its history,