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As of 1991, this ruling had not been superseded.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As of 1991, this ruling had not been superseded.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 [[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. The theory of evolution, as it is commonly taught today, does deny the existence of one Adam and Eve and thus undermines the concept of [[original sin]] that made necessary the [[Passion of Christ]].<ref>Keane, 1991, p.177</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 [[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.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.177</ref>

The theory of evolution, as it is commonly taught today, denies the existence of one Adam and Eve and thus undermines the concept of [[original sin]] that made necessary the [[Passion of Christ]].

In 1996, Pope [[John Paul II]], speaking in French rather than his native language, made a statement about evolution that used the ambiguous French term "une", which can mean "one" or "a".  The English translation of this phrase in the Vatican newspaper was that the Pope said that the [[theory of evolution]] "is more than one hypothesis."<ref>http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Inside/01-97/creat2.html</ref>  [[Evolutionists]] insisted that the paper had erred and that the phrase should have been translated as saying that the [[theory of evolution]] is "more than a hypothesis," thereby giving the theory slightly more credibility.  But despite the intense pressure by [[evolutionists]] against the paper, it did not print their alternative translation.

In 1996, Pope [[John Paul II]], speaking in French rather than his native language, made a statement about evolution that used the ambiguous French term "une", which can mean "one" or "a".  The English translation of this phrase in the Vatican newspaper was that the Pope said that the [[theory of evolution]] "is more than one hypothesis."<ref>http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Inside/01-97/creat2.html</ref>  [[Evolutionists]] insisted that the paper had erred and that the phrase should have been translated as saying that the [[theory of evolution]] is "more than a hypothesis," thereby giving the theory slightly more credibility.  But despite the intense pressure by [[evolutionists]] against the paper, it did not print their alternative translation.