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=== Evolution and Big Bang ===

=== Evolution and Big Bang ===

Pope Francis recently declared [[evolution]] and [[Big Bang theory]] to be right and that God isn't "a magician with a magic wand".

Pope Francis recently declared [[evolution]] and [[Big Bang theory]] to be right and that God isn't "a magician with a magic wand". Instead, he believes in guided [[evolution]] (evolution guided by [[God|His]] law laid forth), stating, “He created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfillment.”<ref name="popeguidedevolution">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2014/10/28/pope-francis-backs-theory-of-evolution-says-god-is-no-wizard Washington Post: ''Pope Francis says evolution is real and God is no wizard'']</ref>

Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope made comments which experts said put an end to the “[[Pseudoscience|pseudo theories]]” of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI.<ref name="magicwand">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html Independent: ''Evolution and Big Bang Theory are right, and God isn't a magician with a magic wand'']</ref>

Speaking at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Pope made comments which experts said put an end to the “[[Pseudoscience|pseudo theories]]” of [[creationism]] and [[intelligent design]] that some argue were encouraged by his predecessor, Benedict XVI.<ref name="magicwand">[http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/pope-francis-declares-evolution-and-big-bang-theory-are-right-and-god-isnt-a-magician-with-a-magic-wand-9822514.html Independent: ''Evolution and Big Bang Theory are right, and God isn't a magician with a magic wand'']</ref>