Atheist Stephen Hawking to address Vatican conference on evolution

[felixthecat]

Stephen Hawking to address Vatican conference on evolution

From Times Online
October 31, 2008

By Richard Owen in Rome

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Pope Benedict XVI this morning opened the conference, organised by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which will last until next Tuesday. He said that like modern Popes before him, he saw no contradiction between the Christian concept of Creation and science. He cited Galileo, whom, he said "saw nature as a book whose author is God in the same way that Scripture has God as its author." He added: "To "evolve" literally means "to unroll a scroll", that is, to read a book. The imagery of nature as a book has its roots in Christianity, and has been held dear by many scientists."

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Last month, the Vatican said the theory of evolution was compatible with the Bible but there was no need for a posthumous apology to Charles Darwin, who, in the 19th century, was attacked by the Church of England for theories which contradicted the Biblical account of the Creation.

The Catholic Church accepts evolution,

but sees it as part of the divine plan. Pope Benedict has been described as a "theistic evolutionist" who believes that God created life through evolution, and thus that there is no inherent clash between religion and science.

The Catholic Church does not take the Genesis story that God created the world in six days literally

, regarding it instead as an allegory.

However some Christians - not least in the United States - do take the Genesis account literally and object to evolution being taught in school.

Cardinal Paul Poupard, Monsignor Ravasi's predecessor as head of the Pontifical Council for Culture, said that

Genesis and Darwin's theory of evolution were "perfectly compatible" if the Bible was read "correctly". The real message of

Genesis was that "the universe didn't make itself and had a creator" he said.

:thinking

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article5054745.ece


Just a thought ...for the head of the Catholic Church:

Rom.12:2

[2] And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

[BornAgain123]

The RCC's ugly rear-end is really coming into light now.

[Lainy68]

Well, I've kind of thought it quite the coincidence that paleotologists divide earth's history into six distinct eras--and there were six days of creation. Just saying....

[Barachem]

Man trying to rewrite scripture with science abused by evolutionists' faulty reasoning and logic. :tsk

[there]

Interesting indeed.

Between this and the statements that ET's are our brothers, no sin etc I wonder where this is leading??

Great delusion on it's way maybe????

[Watchingthesky]

Genesis 1:24 -- And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Genesis 1:25 -- And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.


This just in, Pontiff, but evolution is 100% incompatible with the Bible. God clearly tells us that He made creatures after their own kind. Complete. Fully formed. After their own kind, not after some proto-creature that existed first. They were complete when they were created. They did not evolve, they were created.

Period.

One more proof that the RCC is delusional and clearly does not understand any Scripture. They consistently misinterpret and misunderstand God's Word, and always in their favor (more power, more authority to them, etc).

Instead of standing for God, they seek to live in the world, to reconcile with the world, and to diminish what God has revealed in favor of secular theories and delusional schemes.

I hate the world and can't wait to leave this sinful, disgusting place behind. I long to be with my Heavenly Father, where I will sin no more, and where I will bask in His Glorious Presence for all of eternity.

God bless.

[felixthecat]

I believe the Catholic Church has it backwards.

Gallieolo stated the earth was round. The Catholic Church thought this was heresy.

I’ve often wondered how the Catholic scholars missed these verses in the Bible:
The Bible indicates that the earth is round. One verse we can look at is Isaiah 40:22, where it mentions the “circle of the earth.” From space, the earth always appears as a circle since it is round. This matches perfectly with the Bible.
Another verse to consider is Job 26:10, where it teaches that God has “inscribed” a circle on the surface of the waters at the boundary of light and darkness. This boundary between light and darkness is where evening and morning occur. The boundary is a circle since the earth is round.
A very interesting verse to consider is Job 26:7, which states that God “hangs the earth on nothing.” This might make you think of God hanging the earth like a Christmas tree ornament, but hanging it on empty space. Although this verse is written in a poetic way, it certainly seems to suggest that the earth floats in space; and indeed the earth does float in space. We now have pictures of the earth taken from space that show it floating in the cosmic void. The earth literally hangs upon nothing, just as the Bible suggests.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/wow/does-the-bible-say-anything-about-astronomy
And of course we are back to the Cathoic Church being the source to be the PROPER “interpretation “ of the Bible.
Genesis and Darwin's theory of evolution were "perfectly compatible" if the Bible was read "correctly".
Creation is not compatible with evolution. The Greek bears that out. all of what we see and don’t see was created in 7 days – that is according to the Bible.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/2001/08/25/Jesus-say-six-days
Seven reasons why we should not accept millions of years
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2006/0717seven-reasons.asp
And on and on it goes!

Whoever their god is surely isn’t the same as my God!

The Bible is hardly an allegory as the Catholic Church prefers you to believe!

[Tres Wright]

Excellent! Maybe next they can invite Pam Lee Anderson to give a little talk on the wonders of chastity :ohno

[Abigail]

As an ex-Catholic, I suspect this to be an attempt at motivating the so-called "separated bretheren" to reunite with the RCC. The RCC is obviously aware of the criticism directed towards them concerning their neglect of their flock in the area of Bible study, and are now attempting to use this as a defense tactic of this criticism.

IMHO, this is nothing more than a smokescreen to distract people from the fact that the RCC has historically failed to teach the Bible in its entirety to their members.

For an organization that claims to have finalized the Canon of Scripture, and to have "preserved" the Bible all these years, their failure to have encouraged Bible study in their flock is telling as to where their true intentions lie.

There's an old saying that the best place to hide something is in plain sight...I certainly had my eyes opened once I began to read the Bible for myself.

The Word will not return void, after all. The Lord may well use this newest move on the part of the Pope to bring those he wants saved out of the RCC... :candle We need to pray that reading the Word will be a light to the path OUT of the RCC for those with ears to hear...

Abigail

[lisa]

Great delusion on it's way maybe????

I believe the delusion itself is already here; it just needs to be packaged nicely and sweetened up a bit so those who don't discern The Truth properly can swallow it easily.