How old is the earth?

[JohnGKennedy]

Many evangelical churches teach that the earth is 5000-10,000 years old. What is Catholic teaching on the age of the earth?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

JohnGKennedy,

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on how old the earth is - and Creation is general. 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:

• [Is the earth 5,700 years old? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=36861)
• [What does the Church say about creation? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=188120)
• [How do Catholics understand the creation story? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=264084) ****
• [Can Catholics believe in a literal six-day creation? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=17114)
• [Does the pope teach us that evolution is false? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=68737)
• [Where does the prehistoric age fall in the book of Genesis? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=13345)
• [Why did God create dinosaurs? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=101277)
• [Dinosaurs? (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=152)
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