Vatican Defends Evolution Against Intelligent Design

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The discussion centers around the Catholic Church's stance on evolution and Intelligent Design, highlighting its historical context. It references a news article and notes that the Church has maintained a relatively open view towards evolution since at least 1950, when Pope Pius XII indicated no conflict between Catholic teaching and evolutionary theory. Pope John Paul II further reinforced this position in 1996, suggesting that evolution is more than a mere hypothesis and advocating for a clear distinction between scientific inquiry and religious belief. The recent comments from a cardinal are seen as a reaffirmation of this stance, aimed at distancing the Church from fundamentalist views.
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Here you go people :smile: :smile: :smile: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17162341-13762,00.html

*EDIT*oops.. meant Intelligent Design:shy:
 
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This isn't exactly a new thing: it's more like a reiteration. At least as far back as 1950, the Church has taken a fairly nonchalant stance towards the issue. (That was when Pius XII claimed that there wasn't a conflict between Catholic teaching and evolution. He also acknowledged that it was a hypothesis which should be considered strongly.) John Paul II pretty much said the same thing in 1996, wherein he proclaimed that evolution was probably more than just a hypothesis, and that science should stay in the realm of science and religion should stay in the realm of religion.

I think that the cardinal restated the Church's position so that people wouldn't lump them in with the fundamentalists.
 

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