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==Evolution==

==Evolution==

By the middle of the twentieth century, [[Pope Pius XII]] took the position that the [[theory of evolution]] did not go against Church teachings. This view was reaffirmed by Pope [[John Paul II]] who went even further in 1996 when he noted 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>  

In 1909, the Pontifical Biblical Commission ruled that the historical sense of the creation account in Genesis 1-3 cannot be excluded.

 

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>

This teaching had not been changed as of 1991.<ref>Keane, 1991, p.177</ref>

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>

 

==Intelligent Design==

==Intelligent Design==