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The Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin, has spoken out strongly against the Irish Catholic institutions that perpetrated and concealed the abuse of children for decades; but the Vatican itself remains silent. DUBLIN – Dublin Archbishop Diarmuid Martin slammed Irish Catholic orders Monday for concealing their culpability in decades of ...
The Discovery Institute is seriously pissed off about being dissed by the Vatican, and they’re raising a stink about it through the media: The Associated Press: Rome meeting snubs intelligent design, creationism. ROME (AP) — A Vatican-backed conference on evolution is under attack from people who weren’t invited to ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican
Here’s a look at the Vatican’s walking-on-eggshells attitude toward Darwin’s theory of evolution, and their apparent dismissal of the “intelligent design” form of creationism: Reconciling Science, Religion. “The ongoing and vigorous engagement of the Catholic Church with evolutionary theory reflects, in my opinion, a fluid and dynamic pathway that ...
charles darwin, catholic church, Vatican, Pope Benedict, Intelligent Design, discovery institute, Creationism, Evolution
It’s a constant refrain from people sent into a tailspin by my criticisms of “intelligent design” creationism: I’m “bashing Christians,” they claim. Well, here’s another person who’s “bashing Christians:” Vatican buries the hatchet with Charles Darwin. A leading official declared yesterday that Darwin’s theory of evolution was compatible with ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, discovery institute, Pope Benedict XVI, Vatican
Pope Benedict met Stephen Hawking at a Vatican-sponsored conference on evolution yesterday, and the pseudo-scientific shills of the Discovery Institute were not invited. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict told a gathering of scientists including the British cosmologist Stephen Hawking on Friday that there was no contradiction between believing ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, catholic church, Vatican
Interesting messages from the Vatican this week, dealing with the interface between science and religion: Evolution fine but no apology to Darwin. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday the theory of evolution was compatible with the Bible but planned no posthumous apology to Charles Darwin for ...
Religion, catholic church, Vatican, Pope Benedict, Evolution, charles darwin
The Vatican is sponsoring an international conference on the evolution debate, and “intelligent design” creationists like the Discovery Institute are not invited. VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Speakers invited to attend a Vatican-sponsored congress on the evolution debate will not include proponents of creationism and intelligent design, organizers said. The ...
Evolution, Creationism, Religion, Intelligent Design, Science, catholic church, Vatican
I’m all for waging war against Satan, you know, metaphorically. But according to the Daily Mail, the Vatican is taking the concept ... uh ... literally: Pope’s exorcist squads will wage war on Satan. It might be cool if James Woods was the leader. The Daily Mail illustrates their article ...
A top Vatican official has replied to that Muslim letter that many see as a veiled threat, by making some pointed comments about the one-sided “peace” they’re offering: Cardinal signals firm Vatican stance with Muslims. PARIS (Reuters) - The top Vatican official for Islam has praised a novel Muslim ...
Pope Benedict XVI continues to push the limits of Vatican political correctness, directly confronting the issues of Islam and jihad: The Pope Tackles Faith and Terrorism. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) His discourse Tuesday sought to delineate what he sees as a fundamental difference between Christianity’s view that God is intrinsically ...
We’ve been noticing that the Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI has been taking a much stronger stance against the global jihad, and today the Times reports that this new attitude is leading to a reexamination of the Crusades: Vatican change of heart over ‘barbaric’ Crusades. (Hat tip: Allah.) THE Vatican ...