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POPE FRANCIS HAS said that the Big Bang is not inconsistent with Catholicism, noting that God wasn’t a magician.
The Pope made the comments at a meeting of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences at the Vatican, where ‘Evolving Concepts of Nature’ were being discussed.
The pontiff stated: “Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution requires the creation of beings that evolve.”
“When we read about creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so.
“He created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach fulfilment.”
Although his thoughts on certain issues are radical when compared to his predecessors, Francis is not the first Pope to have expressed such an opinion on this subject.
In 1950, Pope Pius XII said that the theory evolution was not at odds with Catholic teachings, while Pope John Paul II said it was “effectively proven fact” in 1996.
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Sure even bishops and priests tell lies.
I’m lying now.
@Shane
You mean a Cardinal Sin ,,, lol
The Cheque is in the post.your Bum does not look big in that.we found this fabulous little restaurant on the first night.I’ll ring you right back.let’s swap addresses, it was so great meeting like minded people.I’m not voting for them next time……
If that’s the case all tds are helping evolution at lightning speed
Ur boring – quit boring everybody
Who is
And your a fcuking tool
Of course I don’t,as I send this from my private jet,you all look real small down there.
This is not new research. Any basic textbook on evolutionary psychology covers this well worn knowledge. Eh what’s new????
Agreed. I’ve read about this exact mechanism many times before. Dawkins discusses it at length. I suspect they ran a bunch of experiments to establish an exact model and it saben picked up as new research.
I remember my parents telling me “Stick out your tongue so I can check you are not telling a lie”. The story behind it was that a black mark appeared on your tongue if you we’re being ‘economical with the truth’!!!!!!!!!!!
I never lie. :-)
Ok that was a lie. :-)
My monkeys want to visit the zoo….
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