To:
"Raised Catholic, if it matters"
and others interested in
Catholic Church Teachings and "Cutting-Edge Science":
What Does The Catholic Church Teach about Origins?
http://www.kolbecenter.org/church_teaches.htm
(Partial quote)
- God created everything âoein its whole substanceâ from nothing (ex nihilo)
in the beginning. (Lateran IV; Vatican Council I)
- Genesis does not contain purified myths.
(Pontifical Biblical Commission 1909)
- Genesis contains real history
â"it gives an account of things that really happened. (Pius XII)
. . .
- All the Fathers who wrote on the subject believed that the Creation days were no
longer than 24-hour-days. (Consensus of the Fathers of the Church)
. . .
- St. Peter and Christ Himself in the New Testament confirmed the global Flood of
Noah. It covered all the then high mountains and destroyed all land dwelling
creatures except eight human beings and all kinds of non-human creatures
aboard the Ark (Unam Sanctam, 1302)
. . .
- Evolution must not be taught as fact,
but instead the pros and cons of evolution must be taught.
(Pius XII, Humani Generis)
- Investigation into human âoeevolutionâ was allowed in 1950,
but Pope Pius XII feared that an acceptance of evolutionism might adversely
affect doctrinal beliefs.
. . .
What Does Cutting-Edge Science Teach about Origins?
- Molecules-to-man evolutionary theory violates the second law of
thermodynamics by positing spontaneous increases in order through random
interactions of matter.
- Matter from explosions does not condense to form objects like galaxies.
- Chemicals do not react together randomly to form amino acids through natural
processes.
- Amino acids do not randomly interact to form living cells through undirected
natural processes.
- Molecules-to-man evolutionism violates the Law of Biogenesis: Life does not
come from non-life.
- The specific complexity of genetic information in the genome does not increase
spontaneously. Therefore, there is no natural process whereby reptiles can turn
into birds, land mammals into whales, or chimpanzees into human beings.
(End of partial quote).
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To: "Raised Catholic, if it matters" and others interested in Catholic Church Teachings and "Cutting-Edge Science": What Does The Catholic Church Teach about Origins? http://www.kolbecenter.org/church_teaches.htm (Partial quote) - God created everything âoein its whole substanceâ from nothing (ex nihilo) in the beginning. (Lateran IV; Vatican Council I) - Genesis does not contain purified myths. (Pontifical Biblical Commission 1909) - Genesis contains real history â"it gives an account of things that really happened. (Pius XII) . . . - All the Fathers who wrote on the subject believed that the Creation days were no longer than 24-hour-days. (Consensus of the Fathers of the Church) . . . - St. Peter and Christ Himself in the New Testament confirmed the global Flood of Noah. It covered all the then high mountains and destroyed all land dwelling creatures except eight human beings and all kinds of non-human creatures aboard the Ark (Unam Sanctam, 1302) . . . - Evolution must not be taught as fact, but instead the pros and cons of evolution must be taught. (Pius XII, Humani Generis) - Investigation into human âoeevolutionâ was allowed in 1950, but Pope Pius XII feared that an acceptance of evolutionism might adversely affect doctrinal beliefs. . . . What Does Cutting-Edge Science Teach about Origins? - Molecules-to-man evolutionary theory violates the second law of thermodynamics by positing spontaneous increases in order through random interactions of matter. - Matter from explosions does not condense to form objects like galaxies. - Chemicals do not react together randomly to form amino acids through natural processes. - Amino acids do not randomly interact to form living cells through undirected natural processes. - Molecules-to-man evolutionism violates the Law of Biogenesis: Life does not come from non-life. - The specific complexity of genetic information in the genome does not increase spontaneously. Therefore, there is no natural process whereby reptiles can turn into birds, land mammals into whales, or chimpanzees into human beings. (End of partial quote).