[Apologetics] Cardinal Schonborn Denounces Darwinism

[Art Kelly]

Jim recently sent us a news article regarding Cardinal
Schonborn's denunciation of Darwinism. Here's the
actual op ed article by Cardinal Schonborn from the
July 7th New York Times:

July 7, 2005
Finding Design in Nature
By CHRISTOPH SCHÖNBORN
Vienna

EVER since 1996, when Pope John Paul II said that
evolution (a term he did not define) was "more than
just a hypothesis," defenders of neo-Darwinian dogma
have often invoked the supposed acceptance - or at
least acquiescence - of the Roman Catholic Church when
they defend their theory as somehow compatible with
Christian faith. 

But this is not true. The Catholic Church, while
leaving to science many details about the history of
life on earth, proclaims that by the light of reason
the human intellect can readily and clearly discern
purpose and design in the natural world, including the
world of living things. 

Evolution in the sense of common ancestry might be
true, but evolution in the neo-Darwinian sense - an
unguided, unplanned process of random variation and
natural selection - is not. Any system of thought that
denies or seeks to explain away the overwhelming
evidence for design in biology is ideology, not
science.

The complete article is at
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/07/opinion/07schonborn.html?pagewanted=print
which ALSO includes:

Indeed, in the homily at his installation just a few
weeks ago, Benedict proclaimed: "We are not some
casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of
us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is
willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary."

If you have any difficulty in accessing this article
in the New York Times--it is possible that the
newspaper may require you to register, which is
free--please let me know and I can copy and past all
of it for you.

Art

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