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==Intelligent Design==
==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 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<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=18503</ref>, though a number of Catholics, including Gregorian University science and philosophy professor Gennaro Auletta, are of the belief that ID "is not a scientific theory, even if it passes itself off as such." <ref>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5859797.ece</ref>
The Vatican itself has never taken an official position on the issue.<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=18503</ref>
==2009 Conference==
==2009 Conference==