Comments on: The latest on evolution from the Vatican

By: catgirl

catgirl — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:57:04 +0000

For all the fundies out there, I wonder if they feel any shame at being worse than the Catholic church.

By: Jeff Knapp

Jeff Knapp — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 01:46:44 +0000

Well, say what you will about the Catholic Church (and there is plenty to be said), at least in this regard, they seem to be accepting reality over fairy tales.

By: David

David — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:21:14 +0000

I’m surprised at this, given that the current pope has been actively reactionary and seems to be trying to dismantle Vatican II piece by piece.

By: Arv Edgeworth

Arv Edgeworth — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:24:49 +0000

Does the Vatican still have a Bible that states “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth”? I wonder if it also states: “For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is”? It probably also says: “Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,”

I wonder what they think about Peter, who was supposed to be the first Pope, warning about those scoffers who would come along in the last days scoffing at the original creation, a great flood (which formed the rock layers and fossils), and a future coming judgment? But if the Vatican said it, it must be true.

By: TomS

TomS — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 07:26:11 +0000

De Duve referred to "intelligent design" as a theory?

By: gruebait

gruebait — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:52:26 +0000

the Universe is a product of “long evolutionary histories” ?
bollocks.
It’s still a Universe

By: Zeno

Zeno — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:21:40 +0000

[God] is outside space and time

And he can damned well stay there, thank you very much.

By: Virgil Samms

Virgil Samms — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:46:35 +0000

Meanwhile, off the reservation:

Cardinal Pell Shares "Dangerous Ideas"
(Cardinal George Pell) stated that although there are many people, including anti-theists and provocateurs, who regard God as an enemy, recent developments in physics and biology have strengthened the case for God, reported the Archdiocese of Sydney in a press statement.
He noted, however, that despite the affirmations of science, God cannot be contained within that field's framework since he is outside space and time...