Pope changes on evolution

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The Pope May Change Mind from Evolution to Intelligent Design

 

Philosophers, scientists and other intellectuals close to Pope Benedict will

gather at his summer palace outside Rome for intensive discussions that

could herald a fundamental shift in the Vatican's view of evolution.

 

According to an article in the UK Guardian, There have been growing signs

the Pope is considering aligning his church more closely with the theory of

“intelligent design” taught in some US states. Advocates of the theory argue

that some features of the universe and nature are so complex that they must

have been designed by a higher intelligence. Critics say it is a disguise

for creationism.

 

A prominent anti-evolutionist and Roman Catholic scientist, Dominique

Tassot, told the US National Catholic Reporter that this week’s meeting was

“to give a broader extension to the debate. Even if [the Pope] knows where

he wants to go, and I believe he does, it will take time. Most Catholic

intellectuals today are convinced that evolution is obviously true because

most scientists say so.” In 1996, in what was seen as a capitulation to

scientific orthodoxy, John Paul II said Darwin’s theories were “more than a

hypothesis”.