In other words can somebody follow most of the beliefs and teachings of a Church and still be considered a Roman Catholic despite disregarding some of its elements (such as the story of Adam & Eve)
2007-12-29 02:12:18 · 21 answers · asked by wycombew2001 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
his holiness Pope benedict has stated many times evolution does occur, furthermore two of the catholic faiths doctors, st. augustine and saint thomas aquinas both stated that genesis is not to be taken liturally
2007-12-29 02:21:22 · answer #1 · answered by Adam of the wired 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, I am. The Bible is riddled with metaphor and people pick and choose pieces all the time. It's not written as a literal history, was never meant to be. But if you study the evolution and migration of humanity there isn't evidence to support the Adam & Eve story. However there is much evidence to support migration patterns. US scientists have started a planetary geneology based on DNA markers some 40 years ago. Mostly andiginios tribes in regions all over the world. Anyway the bottom line is that a lot of Eurasian countries were actually fathered by just a small handful of people. Sometimes only 5-10 distinct markers survive, so it would literally be one family populating an entire country over many generations. BBC did a great documentary on it called "The Journey of Man". So with that part of science in mind it is highly possable that the story of Adam & Eve is a metaphor for such a journey eons ago.
I don't know why people consider science to be the undoing of the Bible. The Bible was just written in a time when people were very uneducated about the world around them. I think the fact that science can further explain the events in the Bible to be a wonderful thing.
2007-12-29 10:20:14 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Roman Catholic church believes in evolution.
2007-12-29 10:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by mommanuke 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
The offical view of the Roman Catholic Church is that of theistic evolution -- that is, evolution happened, but as directed by God.
In fact, literal creationism is essentially incompatible with Catholicism.
2007-12-29 10:50:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, very much so. Even within the circles of the church, Adam and Eve is considered a myth. Besides, if your intelligence tells you that evolution makes sense(it does) than why bother worrying about those with their head in the sand ?
2007-12-29 10:17:23 · answer #5 · answered by Bob K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Pope already is. John Paul II believed that evolution was a legitimate theory that explained how people arrived.
2007-12-29 10:30:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The official point of view of the RCC is still "Humani Generis" (1950) by pope Pius XII, previously known as E. Pacelli. It condemns the theory of evolution.
Pope Ratzinger has declared that the RCC does not reject the theory of eveolution.
So, if he can play for rubber band, others can as well.
Edit: I am glad to hear that "several popes have accepted evolution" Could I have these "several names" please?
Does this mean pope Thumbsdown I is one of the names? Thanks for the tip!
2007-12-29 10:21:12 · answer #7 · answered by kwistenbiebel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, yes, depending on what you mean by 'evolutionist' and 'Catholic'.
If you had asked, "Can someone be a Christian who accepts the atoning sacrifice of Christ for original sin AND accept the hypothesis that man evolved from lower creatures?", the answer is quite obvious: NO.
2007-12-29 10:25:30 · answer #8 · answered by flandargo 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, the catholic church accepts evolution.
2007-12-29 10:17:30 · answer #9 · answered by Twist 5 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Well at least you have some moral values, but if you think you are connected to God you are misleading yourself. I am so glad that I am not Catholic or Roman Catholic. I have a good loving relationship with my Father and Friend Jesus Christ. I don't have to believe that something exploded from nothing and my Great Grand Father came from a rock, or better yet I don't believe that I am going to change into a Tobacco Plant. And my grandsons is not going to be something other than a person in Christ.
2007-12-29 10:18:01 · answer #10 · answered by Adelaide B 5 · 1⤊ 5⤋