Difference between revisions of "Catholic Views On Creation"
(cleared out bias; corrected widely spread falsehood that the Vatican newspaper "corrected" its translation) |
(→Evolution: Reversion of translation claim, as explained on talk page.) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
This teaching had not been changed as of 1991.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.177</ref> | This teaching had not been changed as of 1991.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.177</ref> | ||
| − | Pope [[John Paul II]], | + | 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> |
==Intelligent Design== | ==Intelligent Design== | ||
Revision as of 16:11, June 22, 2008
Catholic views on creationism have undergone change over time. Roman Catholicism, along with most branches of Christianity, generally accepted a literal interpretation of creation as presented in the book of Genesis in the Bible throughout most of its history.
Evolution
In 1909, the Pontifical Biblical Commission ruled that the historical sense of the creation account in Genesis 1-3 cannot be excluded. As of 1991, this ruling had not been superseded.[1]
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.[2] 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. This teaching had not been changed as of 1991.[3]
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. [4][5]
Intelligent Design
The position of cardinals in the Church on intelligent design are nearly as diverse as the cardinals themselves. The Cardinal archbishop of Vienna has spoken out in support of intelligent design. The director of the Vatican observatory, Father George V. Coyne, has been critical of it.
The Vatican itself has never taken an official position on the issue.[6]
Bibliography
- Keane, Gerard J., "Creation Rediscovered", Credis, 1991, ISBN 0 646 04291 2.
References
- ↑ Keane, 1991, p.169.
- ↑ Keane, 1991, p.170.
- ↑ Keane, 1991, p.177
- ↑ http://webs.mn.catholic.edu.au/physics/emery/creationism.htm
- ↑ 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, Evolution and the Pope, Catholic.net.
- ↑ http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=18503