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 Catholics professors tend to be [[liberal]] like their peers.<ref>Gregorian University science and philosophy professor Gennaro Auletta stated his belief that ID "is not a scientific theory, even if it passes itself off as such."[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5859797.ece]</ref> | 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 Catholics professors tend to be [[liberal]] like their peers.<ref>Gregorian University science and philosophy professor Gennaro Auletta stated his belief that ID "is not a scientific theory, even if it passes itself off as such."[http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5859797.ece]</ref> |