Is Evolution compatible with Christianity?

[jdunn80]

Hello there,

I’m sure that this has been asked before, but I’ve searched extensively and can’t find anything to help me out. I’ve read that evolution (if it is true) is compatible with Christianity so long as we stick with the monogenestic theory, but doesn’t evolution contradict even this, in that death was required to get to Adam and Eve along the evolutionary pipeline, when the Bible says that there was no death before Original Sin? I hope that my faith can grow stronger with your reply.

Thanks,

James

 

[Augusta_Crowley]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on Creationism in light of the theory of evolution. 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.
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