2007-09-03 15:13:25 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
As an Episcopalian I can tell you we are encouraged not to leave our brains at the door. Plus, you know the old saying that wherever you find four Episcopalians you'll find a fifth.
2007-09-03 15:18:19 · answer #1 · answered by Purdey EP 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Not exactly.
The Catholic Church does not take the stories of creation in the Bible literally. Catholics believe the book of Genesis tells religious truth and not necessarily historical fact.
One of the religious truths is that God created everything and declared all was good.
Catholics can believe in the theories of the big bang and/or evolution. Or not.
On August 12, 1950 Pope Pius XII said in his encyclical Humani generis:
The Teaching Authority of the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution, in as far as it inquires into the origin of the human body as coming from pre-existent and living matter - for the Catholic faith obliges us to hold that souls are immediately created by God.
Here is the complete encyclical: http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/pius_xii/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-xii_enc_12081950_humani-generis_en.html
The Church supports science in the discovery of God's creation. At this time, the theories of the big bang and evolution are the most logical scientific explanations. However tomorrow someone may come up with better ideas.
As long as we believe that God started the whole thing, both the Bible and modern science can live in harmony.
With love in Christ.
2007-09-03 17:27:30 · answer #2 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He mandatory a fashion for guy to be waiting to go with Him. He tried each and every way and finally got here across that guy desires something which will penetrate that thick sludge of an mind's eye of his and someway attain into the main intrinsic areas of his being and encourage him to think of. What a greater physically powerful thank you to do this than to create a tale it fairly is so ridiculous that he has no determination yet to attempt to think of it out. and that's what it does and has does from the very beginning up while it become basically unfold around the monasteries as a secret doctrine that basically the main knowledgeable knew approximately.
2016-10-19 22:00:51 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Catholics and Episcopalians are just more educated than the fundies who believe in creationism.
2007-09-03 15:19:07 · answer #4 · answered by kc 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hey! Are you making a monkey of yourself?
2007-09-03 15:17:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This Catholic doesn't drink or buy into the evolution fairytale.
2007-09-03 16:20:08 · answer #6 · answered by iraqisax 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hey as*hole, I'm Catholic and we drink for any reason. Monkey involved or not......Cheers.
2007-09-03 15:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Well I am sure the Irish Catholics enjoy that side of it.
2007-09-03 15:18:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
Nah, the Pope said it was cool like a century ago.
2007-09-03 15:16:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Who's the zap guy, a faker
2007-09-03 15:30:38 · answer #10 · answered by Zappster (Deep Thunker) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋