How can a Catholic reconcile Theistic Evolution and Adam and Eve?

[TheReYUI]

How can a Catholic reconcile some sort of theistic evolution and the Church doctrine that Adam and Eve were real persons? Could it be that humanity evolved to a point in which God could ensoul them? I’ve heard many Catholics say that death and disorders entered the now fallen world because of Adam and Eve’s sin, does this mean that prior to Adam and Eve, the world and the different species that lived in it (Dinosaurs etc.) didn’t live in a fallen world?

 

[Devon_Caffran]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on Creation. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
**Recommended Reading: **

• What does the Church say about creation?
• How do Catholics understand the creation story?
• Does the pope teach us that evolution is false?
• Why did God create dinosaurs?
• Dinosaurs?
• What is the Church’s view of evolution?
• Where does the prehistoric age fall in the book of Genesis?
• Is the earth 5,700 years old?
• Can Catholics believe in a literal six-day creation?

Recommended Book:
[Chance Or Purpose? (http://www.amazon.com/Chance-Purpos...=1392221544&sr=8-1&keywords=chance+or+purpose) Cardinal Schönborn (Archbishop of Vienna, Austria)
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