Pope to debate evolution with former students

[Old Timer]

Catholic teaching accepts evolution as a scientific theory and does not read the Biblical story of creation literally. But it disagrees with what it calls "evolutionism," the view that the story of life has no role for God as its prime author.

Yahoo News

[RGR]

Benedict has argued this way since his teaching days. At his inaugural mass after his election last year, he declared: "We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God."

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[Adarian]

Lots of Catholic bashing in the world these days. I am not a Catholic, don't intend to become one, but I do know that one who is not genuinely found in Christ cannot truthfully be called a Catholic.

Simon Peter's bones are in the Vatican city.

The full name of the Catholic church is The Catholic Christian Church.

Some of their doctrines don't line up with what some of us, myself included would call biblical Christianity, but the church is indeed Christian and a staunch defender of the faith in Christ.

They do not believe in evolution, catholics who do are an anomaly and do not have the support of the church in it. I suppose that's why the source is called "yahoo" news.

Is that article for real? The erstwhile Father Horn says the Catholic church doesn't agree with creationist views. Sounds fishy to me, no pun intended, but then again maybe it is intended.

[Leonard]

The official stance of Rome--unless I am mistaken--is that evolution is a valid, but unproven scientific theory. That means it is a line of thought and research which has some merit, and that researchers can legitimately investigate. Some popes have said they believe in evolution, other have remained silent on the issue. Benedict, like his predecessor believes the data compiled points compellingly toward some evolutionary model of human development, rather than a 'sudden creation.'

What Pope Benedict XVI is saying is that he believes God, not blind chance, controlled the evolution of man.

[Old Timer]

As I initiated this thread I suppose I ought to reply to some of the comments:

Edited September 2, 2006 by Old Timer

[Arthur Durnan]

The literalness & reliability of the Genesis record of creation by a Sovereign Creator-God is not Roman Catholic belief. Myth & allegory rule the roost with the papacy and those who adhere to its philosophy. Someone should tell the Vatican with all due haste that even the Lord Jesus Christ - the very Head of the one true Christian Church - believed in the literalness of the first man, Adam, and the reliability of the creation account. The Vatican twist on Genesis is what occurs when one starts adding a long list of self-concocted tenets to the settled Scriptures of Truth. "They Word is forever settled in heaven," but not on earth if one follows the whims of religious agnostics.

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[Old Timer]

The official Roman Catholic position on evolution.

And this on the name of the Catholic Church from Wikipedia:

"The proper name of this Church is the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has consistently referred to itself by this name at least since the early second century, when the term Catholic Church appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch. The Roman in Roman Catholic Church has its origins in sixteenth century England in the wake of the English Reformation. Disdain for Pope Clement VII and succeeding Popes was expressed in England in slurs aimed at Rome such as Romish, papist, Romanish, and papistical. While the use of Roman no longer is a slur and usually does not carry a negative connotation, the proper name of the Church remains the Catholic Church."

Edited September 2, 2006 by Old Timer

[Old Timer]

From Answers In Genesis dated Sept.2, 2006:

Pope Benedict XVI is hosting a summit of some scholars this weekend to discuss natural selection and evolution. This is interesting both because of the Roman Catholic Church

[Arthur Durnan]

Gee whiz! "Peter's bones are in Vatican City"?!! So states an earlier post. So, if his bones are there, how come the Apostle Paul, when writing to the Christians in Rome, never once addressed whom some think was the very "head of the Church," Peter himself, or made mention of Peter's service there - or even Peter's EXISTENCE in the so-called "Eternal City"? This is fifth-grade elementary understandable, no? Momentum rules on this one over rationale.

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[Pax]

The official Roman Catholic position on evolution.

And this on the name of the Catholic Church from Wikipedia:

"The proper name of this Church is the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church has consistently referred to itself by this name at least since the early second century, when the term Catholic Church appears in the writings of St. Ignatius of Antioch. The Roman in Roman Catholic Church has its origins in sixteenth century England in the wake of the English Reformation. Disdain for Pope Clement VII and succeeding Popes was expressed in England in slurs aimed at Rome such as Romish, papist, Romanish, and papistical. While the use of Roman no longer is a slur and usually does not carry a negative connotation, the proper name of the Church remains the Catholic Church."

Thank You Old Timer for giving a straight answer. Yes the proper name is the Catholic Church. I might also mention that Catholic means Universal (hence the Idea of one Church like Jesus Christ talked about in Mathew 16:18-19). I need to also tell you that the stance of the Catholic Church on evolution is this. The Church doesn't rule out evolution, but if it is valid, it was all part of Gods plan. The Church also doesn't take Genesis literally word for word.