Posted by Ilene on September 6, 2005, at 14:41:58
In reply to Re: Evolutionary Theory and Creationism » Miss Honeychurch, posted by messadivoce on September 6, 2005, at 14:27:47
> My conservative Catholic friends would disagree with you. Would it depend on how devoted of a Catholic you are? What does the Pope say? I believe he takes the Bible literally, and wouldn't that be the "official" stance of the Catholic church? Wouldn't devoted Catholics follow what the Pope says?
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> I'm not Catholic, but I know there are lots of differences between Catholics in the many parts of the world.
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My husband went through Catholic schools until college, and here's what he says: In biology class there was no mention of Creationism or Intelligent Design. Theology was confined to religion class. Evolutionary theory is not considered incompatible with the existence of God. Here's a link:
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/0405245.htm
You might share it with your conservative Catholic friends.There shouldn't be disagreements among different Catholics. It's a top-down organization.
I.
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