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Catholic Views On Creation (view source)
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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]].
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]].
Pope [[John Paul II]] said in 1996 that the theory of evolution is "more than a hypothesis" and that "truth cannot contradict truth," meaning that [[science]] and a belief in [[God]] can harmoniously coexist. <ref>http://webs.mn.catholic.edu.au/physics/emery/creationism.htm</ref><ref>This was said in French, and some opponents of evolution argued that the Pope had been mistranslated, and actually said "more than one hypothesis". This translation had the support of the official Vatican newspaper, but that paper later corrected their translation to "more than a hypothesis". Brumley, Mark, [http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Dossier/0102-97/Article3.html Evolution and the Pope], Catholic.net.</ref>
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.
The Vatican rejected requests by [[evolutionists]] for clarification of the remarks and their English translation by the Vatican newspaper.{{fact}}
The Vatican rejected requests by [[evolutionists]] for clarification of the remarks and their English translation by the Vatican newspaper.
In an interview that was published in 1997, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) stated:
In an interview that was published in 1997, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI) stated:
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
* Keane, Gerard J., "Creation Rediscovered", Credis, 1991, ISBN 0 646 04291 2.
* Keane, Gerard J., "Creation Rediscovered", Credis, 1991, ISBN 0 646 04291 2.
==References==
==References==