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- 1EU bishops raise concerns over baptismal records court opinion▼COMECE expresses strong concerns over the EU Court Advocate General’s Opinion on erasure from baptismal registers
COMECE, the commission of Catholic bishops' conferences of the European Union, has voiced strong concerns about the Advocate General's Opinion at the EU Court of Justice concerning erasure of data from baptismal registers. The bishops' body warns the legal reasoning on the Church's sacramental records raises questions about religious freedom and how GDPR data-erasure rights apply to ecclesiastical registers.
- 2Researchers question whether epigenetic reprogramming is unique to eutherian mammals●Is genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming a eutherian innovation?
A discussion piece in Nature asks whether genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming—the extensive erasure and re-establishment of chemical marks on DNA during early development—is an innovation specific to eutherian (placental) mammals. Researchers are weighing comparative evidence across species to determine when this wholesale reprogramming emerged in evolution and whether other animals use narrower or different mechanisms to reset their genomes.
- 3EU court adviser says data rules may allow erasing baptismal records▼European data rules may allow erasure of baptismal records, EU court adviser says
An adviser to the European Court of Justice has indicated that EU data protection rules may give people the right to have their baptismal records erased. The opinion suggests Catholic Church registers could fall under GDPR, raising questions about religious institutions' record-keeping obligations. The non-binding advice has drawn attention from religious and rights groups as the court weighs the case.