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As of 1991, this ruling had not been superseded.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.169.</ref>

As of 1991, this ruling had not been superseded.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.169.</ref>

In 1950, [[Pope Pius XII]] forbade the [[theory of evolution]] being taught as true, although said that evidence for and against evolution should be considered.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.170.</ref>  In the [[Humanis Generis]], the Pope forbade any Catholic from teaching anything contrary to the existence of one [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] as the parents of all mankind, as evolution is commonly taught.

In 1950, [[Pope Pius XII]] forbade the [[theory of evolution]] being taught as true, although said that evidence for and against evolution should be considered.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.170.</ref>  In the [[Humani Generis]], the Pope forbade any Catholic from teaching anything contrary to the existence of one [[Adam]] and [[Eve]] as the parents of all mankind, as evolution is commonly taught.

In 1996, Pope [[John Paul II]], speaking in an unfamiliar French, made a statement about the theory of evolution that was translated one way by the official Vatican newspaper, and a different way by supporters of evolution.  The newspaper translated the remarks as saying that the theory of evolution is "more than one hypothesis," while [[evolutionists]] translated it as "more than a hypothesis" and refuse to acknowledge the official newspaper translation.  The Vatican did not clarify the remarks, and the French phrase is ambiguous in its use of "une".<ref>http://webs.mn.catholic.edu.au/physics/emery/creationism.htm</ref>

In 1996, Pope [[John Paul II]], speaking in an unfamiliar French, made a statement about the theory of evolution that was translated one way by the official Vatican newspaper, and a different way by supporters of evolution.  The newspaper translated the remarks as saying that the theory of evolution is "more than one hypothesis," while [[evolutionists]] translated it as "more than a hypothesis" and refuse to acknowledge the official newspaper translation.  The Vatican did not clarify the remarks, and the French phrase is ambiguous in its use of "une".<ref>http://webs.mn.catholic.edu.au/physics/emery/creationism.htm</ref>