tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21846966.post114753961140850900..comments2024-03-27T00:21:29.005-07:00Comments on Northstate Science: Catholics Need a Better SpokespersonChristopher O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10264443443156321749noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21846966.post-92130061636321307542011-02-16T01:28:19.558-08:002011-02-16T01:28:19.558-08:00yeah truly a great site.I really enjoyed my visit....yeah truly a great site.I really enjoyed my visit.Health Newshttp://begem.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21846966.post-1148005205694120432006-05-18T19:20:00.000-07:002006-05-18T19:20:00.000-07:00i have a feeling you would like this articlehttp:/...i have a feeling you would like this article<BR/><BR/>http://homepages.utoledo.edu/esnider/scirelconference/koperskipaper.htmpatch615https://www.blogger.com/profile/18369792931819847432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21846966.post-1147571407929925712006-05-13T18:50:00.000-07:002006-05-13T18:50:00.000-07:00What really frustrates me is that the Catholic chu...What really frustrates me is that the Catholic church is actually down with evolution. At least oficially. They employ two anthropologists at the Vatican (John-Paul II did, I'm not sure about the new guy). They have used some seriously complicated theology to reconcile the Bible with evolution, but they don't deny the age of the Earth. The basic premise during JPII's time was that a "soul" was breathed into humanity at some point in evolution (presumably around 200kya?) and that the whole eon-long ordeal was set in motion by the divine.<BR/><BR/>More recently you probably noticed that the Vatican's astronomer came out warning that ID is not only incorrect, but theologically dangerous. He said that young earth creationism is a form of <A HREF="http://news.scotsman.com/international.cfm?id=674042006" REL="nofollow">paganism</A>. <BR/><BR/>But again, that's the official stand from the scientists at the Vatican and as you correctly note, these important issues are being backgrounded in favor of the flashy culture war issues. <BR/><BR/>This is part of a bigger frustration that I have with the Church lately. Catholics have been traditionally been quite progressive, taking matters of social justice very seriously in their practical theology. Particularly peace and poverty issues were once central to Catholic life. But what has been their public face of the past several years? Deny communion to politicians standing up for the rights of women and gay families while turning a blind eye to an unjust war based on lies and economic policies furthering the wealth gap. Disgusting.<BR/><BR/>I come from an extremely Catholic background and I know that there are plenty of people still in the Church who don't like the course it's on now. But even at the local level it seems much more politicially conservative than it used to and I don't know that the struggle will resolve for the better. This isn't by a long shot the only reason I'm no longer part of the church, but it's the one that my family can't disagree with me about.pughdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03143169351936570832noreply@blogger.com