tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post5823605484156608375..comments2023-05-22T04:41:33.563-07:00Comments on Question Evolution!: There will be a new Pope. Will Darwinism have less and less influence within Roman Catholicism?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-72098253456859036262013-02-19T00:40:38.958-08:002013-02-19T00:40:38.958-08:00Unknown,
Thank you for your followup comment.
I ...Unknown,<br /><br />Thank you for your followup comment.<br /><br />I suggest looking at these resources: http://creation.com/age-of-the-earth and http://creation.com/young-age-of-the-earth-universe-qa and http://creation.com/starlight-time-and-the-new-physics-tour-with-dr-john-hartnett<br /><br />Next, I don't agree with Luther on everything although I respect his work launching the Protestant Reformation.<br /><br />Lastly, Paul said to be at peace with all men if possible. Nevertheless, I believe the historical record shows that Roman Catholic Church has exalted Rome/religious leaders/tradition/opinions of men above Scripture and their history reflects this. And I offered evidence of Catholicism in the West widely giving short thrift to Scripture in recent times as well. That is why there are so many ex-Catholics in the West.<br /><br />Their churches lack vitality and are scandal ridden. Plus, to add insult to injury Catholic leaders tried to coverup these scandals and chose to utilize lawyers, hard ball legal tactics and stonewalling instead. 15 questions for evolutionistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858214883301865096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-3378146920440172352013-02-18T19:12:06.616-08:002013-02-18T19:12:06.616-08:00I'm a Catholic. Xavier. I don't hold to th...I'm a Catholic. Xavier. I don't hold to the evolutionary paradigm, I don't believe in spontaneous abiogenesis, I believe in the progressive creation where God personally creates, then guides and allows creation to grow, and then steps in to create anew. I believe in the special creation of Adam, and the creation of Eve from his side.<br /><br />I'm skeptical of the idea that natural selection and mutation can explain the diversity of life allegedly descended from a single celled common ancestor. But there are many other facts to take into account, a simple example is stars light years away. You say, well, God created the stars and also the light in such a way as to make it appear by their distance from us that they are billions of years away. Again, while possible, such theological and scientific arguments are by no means self-evident and there is scope at the present time for legitimate freedom on the issue.<br /><br />The idea that the Catholic Church doesn't respect Scripture is amusing. Some Catholics may not know the teaching of the Church yes, but the Catholic Church reverences Sacred Scripture above all Protestant denominations combined. Cordial discussion entails that Protestants don't make unnecessary and unhelpful strawmen arguments against Catholics, especially when Luther himself (and this while stating St. James wasn't Scripture) granted that "We are forced to concede to the Catholics, that they have the Word of God, that we received it from them, and that without them we should have no knowledge of it at all". I am all for pleasant theological discussion among Christians of different persuasions, but let us have some mutual respect please, that we may fulfil Our Lord's word and prayer "that they all may be one, that the world may believe that Thou has sent Me"Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512750941725180676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-55446602645007986132013-02-18T02:05:02.565-08:002013-02-18T02:05:02.565-08:00Unknown,
As far as Bible exegesis in relation to...Unknown, <br /><br />As far as Bible exegesis in relation to the link you shared, I would of this: http://creation.com/is-there-a-universal-way-christians-should-interpret-the-bible and http://creation.com/answer-to-philosophy-religion-professor-on-biblical-exegesis-and-the-problem-of-evil and http://creation.com/creation-compromises and http://creation.com/creation-days-and-orthodox-jewish-tradition and http://creation.com/the-bible-and-hermeneutics <br /><br />Second, I think the root of the problem in terms of Catholics adopting Darwinism is they often lack a respect for the Bible, wish not to be under biblical authority plus they are often ignorant about the creation vs. evolution issue. <br /><br />For example, I cite this:<br /><br />"Slightly more than half of the Protestant adults who read from the Bible during the week read along with other members of their household (57%). Catholics were less likely to read the Bible together (35% of those who had read the Bible in a given week had also read it at least once with other household members). Overall, 24% of all Protestants had a family Bible reading time, compared to just 7% among Catholics. (1994)" See: http://www.bibleteachingnotes.com/templates/System/details.asp?id=29183&fetch=7872<br /><br />In addition, see Catholics and Bible reading written by a Catholic: http://www.catholicity.com/commentary/carlin/05386.html<br /><br />As far as the recent scientific discoveries, would you be willing to have a cordial debate on the creation vs. evolution issue. <br /><br />Here is our standard debate offer:<br /><br />Are you willing to have a debate centered around the 15 questions for evolutionists (see: http://creation.com/15-questions )<br />via a recorded oral debate which would be distributed to tens of thousands of people.<br /><br />If you are confident in your evolutionary beliefs, please make the necessary arrangements via this free chat room: http://login.meetcheap.com/conference,89538844 You can make the necessary arrangements with the chat room moderators Shockofgod or VivaYehshua. Alternatively, you can email Shockofgod via his YouTube email at http://www.youtube.com/user/shockofgod<br /><br />If you want to know more about the debate, any and all questions should be directed to Shockofgod or VivaYehshua 15 questions for evolutionistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858214883301865096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-86639480519414026782013-02-18T01:34:48.711-08:002013-02-18T01:34:48.711-08:00I'm a Catholic. About creation itself, the Chu...I'm a Catholic. About creation itself, the Church has always taught creatio ex nihilo from the very beginning. The First Vatican Council contains some decrees on creation, but these mainly condemn errors like pantheism and naturalism. <br /><br />With regard to the controversy about evolution, Evangelical Christians should see that the Church generally allows freedom at the present day, before things become more clear and a definitive decision one way or the other can be given. This includes both theological and scientific study. Patristic tradition in the Catholic Church is generally for all time the guiding star of Biblical exegesis, and the Fathers tend to favor (although not unanimously) the young earth interpreation. But in order for this to be cogently maintained, one would need solid answers to some of the scientific discoveries of recent times. <br /><br />I think the below article presents an accurate summary of the Catholic Church's teaching. Would you care to comment on it?<br /><br />http://www.catholic.com/tracts/adam-eve-and-evolutionUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512750941725180676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-2418333080530150332013-02-17T22:06:14.275-08:002013-02-17T22:06:14.275-08:00The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) popes have never s...The Roman Catholic Church (RCC) popes have never spoke ex-cathedra (see: http://www.gotquestions.org/Protestant-Reformation.html ) on the age of the earth or on creation vs. evolution. <br /><br />However, recent popes have spoken approvingly about evolution without saying it is a fact. Macroevolution postulates lots of time and without it, the evolutionary paradigm is dead in the water. So the recent popes by speaking approvingly of macroevolution are speaking approvingly of an old earth paradigm as well. 15 questions for evolutionistshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14858214883301865096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4680321916138509918.post-88934115295655216172013-02-17T20:30:23.154-08:002013-02-17T20:30:23.154-08:00The Catholic Church has never defined the question...The Catholic Church has never defined the question of the age of the earth. Based on sacred Scripture, she has however definitively taught the doctrine of original sin and teaches even still that "Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first parents."<br /><br />At this time, the Church allows Catholic theologians freedom in interpreting the Biblical passages as far as possible in accordance with patristic tradition and the best available scientific data on the question of age of the earth and universe.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512750941725180676noreply@blogger.com