Are Catholics creationists?

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reggieM said:
From the Enlightenment on, science, at least in part, has applied itself to seeking an explanation of the world in which God would be unnecessary. And if this were so, he would also become unnecessary in our lives. But whenever the attempt seemed to be nearing success – inevitably it would become clear: Something is missing from the equation!

When God is subtracted, something doesn’t add up for man, the world, the whole vast universe. So we end up with two alternatives. What came first? Creative Reason, the Spirit who makes all things and gives them growth, or Unreason, which, lacking any meaning, yet somehow brings forth a mathematically ordered cosmos, as well as man and his reason.

The latter, however, would then be nothing more than a chance result of evolution and thus, in the end, equally meaningless.
Benedict XVI’s Homily at Mass in Regensburg
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Thanks for posting that.

It seems to me that heaven is more important than science. Heaven is the destination for which God created us.

It also seems to me that we can be right or wrong about science and go to heaven if we embrace God, which requires great humility.

It also seems to me that those who embrace science (particularly evolutionary biology) have little humility, and even less God. The threat to religion (or perhaps it is better put, the threat to heaven) is not in science in general or evolutionary theory in particular, it is in the pride that seems everywhere to accompany it. Pride which also demands that we figure out how God didn’t do it.

As Fr. Corapi says (paraphrased) - the devil’s primary weapon is our pride, but he has no defense against humility.
reggieM said:
How the processes [of creation] actually occurred is a wholly different question, which even the Bible itself leaves wide open. Conversely, I think that in great measure the theory of evolution has not gotten beyond hypotheses and is often mixed with almost mythical philosophies that have yet to be critically discussed.
Pope Benedict XVI – Salt of the Earth, pg. 31
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Isn’t it something that some folks, Catholics, theologians, absolutely believe the Truth and accuracy of random-unguided-Godless evolution, but then go out of their way to tell us that rather the Bible is a collection of myths. Laugh and/or cry from the irony 😦
 
ricmat said:
Thanks for posting that.

It seems to me that heaven is more important than science. Heaven is the destination for which God created us.

It also seems to me that we can be right or wrong about science and go to heaven if we embrace God, which requires great humility.

It also seems to me that those who embrace science (particularly evolutionary biology) have little humility, and even less God. The threat to religion (or perhaps it is better put, the threat to heaven) is not in science in general or evolutionary theory in particular, it is in the pride that seems everywhere to accompany it. Pride which also demands that we figure out how God didn’t do it.

As Fr. Corapi says (paraphrased) - the devil’s primary weapon is our pride, but he has no defense against humility.

Isn’t it something that some folks, Catholics, theologians, absolutely believe the Truth and accuracy of random-unguided-Godless evolution, but then go out of their way to tell us that rather the Bible is a collection of myths. Laugh and/or cry from the irony 😦
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Throughout Church history, various errors were introduced and believed for a time, like Arianism:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arianism

We must diligently be on our guard for those who knowingly and unknowingly insist on our accepting something. We need to examine what it is and understand what the Church has said about it. That way, our trust is less likely to be abused.

Peace,
Ed
 
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