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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]] 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>
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==
According to the director of the [[Vatican]] observatory, Father George V. Coyne, a Catholic and a theistic scientist, the theory of [[intelligent design]] belittles the power of God to nurture a creation over a long period of time carefully groomed and watched by God continuously. Coyne agrees with John Paul's statement that evolution is a "fundamental church teaching" and should be treated as such. The view of Coyne in rejecting intelligent design is not universal in Catholicism. For instance, the Cardinal archbishop of Vienna has spoken out in support of intelligent design. The Vatican itself has never taken an official position on the issue.<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=18503</ref>
According to the director of the [[Vatican]] observatory, Father George V. Coyne, a Catholic and a theistic scientist, the theory of [[intelligent design]] belittles the power of God to nurture a creation over a long period of time carefully groomed and watched by God continuously. Coyne agrees with John Paul's statement that evolution is a "fundamental church teaching" and should be treated as such. The view of Coyne in rejecting intelligent design is not universal in Catholicism. For instance, the Cardinal archbishop of Vienna has spoken out in support of intelligent design. The Vatican itself has never taken an official position on the issue.<ref>http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=18503</ref>
== Bibliography ==
* Keane, Gerard J., "Creation Rediscovered", Credis, 1991, ISBN 0 646 04291 2.
==References==
==References==