It was just two years ago or so that the pope declared that catholics can believe in evolution. I think that the reason was that he couldn't contradict science more; otherwise the church would lose many believers. From all the scriptures,saints etc.. i found only saint Francis to be clearly for the respect of nature and the animals. -- CHADI'S FORUM

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Subject: It was just two years ago or so that the pope declared that catholics can believe in evolution. I think that the reason was that he couldn't contradict science more; otherwise the church would lose many believers. From all the scriptures,saints etc.. i found only saint Francis to be clearly for the respect of nature and the animals.

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Date Posted: 21:29:50 01/06/03 Mon
In reply to: Sacred Poontang 's message, "Not entirely true!" on 20:56:23 01/06/03 Mon

I know that catholics don't place as much emphasis on the Bible as protestants do. Protestanism emerged in an era where the Bible was not allowed to be owned by the people. Only the clergy was allowed to have it, and many conspicuous contradictions between catholics or other christians and christian scriputes still exist.

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and at the time of that saint, the church used to persecute him, as usual, calling him demonic or other ignorant things, as they used to do with most scientists and even people who they used to burn and later name "saints". (NT) chadi 21:48:04 01/06/03 Mon

Believe me, I'm no fan of the Catholic church! I like the meditative aspects, but it ends there. -- Sacred Poontang, 21:55:25 01/06/03 Mon

I didn't comment about that part of your previous message since I don't know much about it. I only commented on the catholic part and I didn't assume that you were in favor of catholicism. (NT) -- chadi, 22:09:23 01/06/03 Mon