The Vatican and evolution

After that whole Galileo dibacle a few centuries ago, the Vatican knows it's probably not a very good idea to argue with scientific fact. Yesterday at the Vatican a cardinal said that the "faithful" need to follow science and that evolution is more than just a theory. But Cardinal Paul Poupard (love that name) also urged that science not discount religious beliefs.

"We know where scientific reason can end up by itself: the atomic bomb and the possibility of cloning human beings are fruit of a reason that wants to free itself from every ethical or religious link," he said.

"But we also know the dangers of a religion that severs its links with reason and becomes prey to fundamentalism," he said.

"The faithful have the obligation to listen to that which secular modern science has to offer, just as we ask that knowledge of the faith be taken in consideration as an expert voice in humanity."

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