{"id":653,"date":"2009-09-29T00:35:06","date_gmt":"2009-09-29T00:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doxacommunications.com\/kolbe\/qgod-did-not-design-meq-to-coyne-a-phrase\/"},"modified":"2009-09-29T00:35:06","modified_gmt":"2009-09-29T00:35:06","slug":"qgod-did-not-design-meq-to-coyne-a-phrase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kolbecenter.org\/qgod-did-not-design-meq-to-coyne-a-phrase\/","title":{"rendered":"“God Did Not Design Me”, To Coyne a Phrase!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>Evolutionists are becoming rather worried about the distinct lack of success at indoctrinating American students with the wonders of their mythological creed. Notwithstanding the support of biased judges in U.S. Courtrooms, they have decided that they must launch a propaganda offensive to try and win the hearts and souls of the coming generations of young Americans.<\/p>\n

This was recently illustrated by a well publicized symposium entitled 'Anti-Evolutionism in America: What's Ahead?' Under the auspices of this symposium, a special event was held for pro-evolution teachers, bussed in from all over America. According to well respected Professor of Anatomy, and Creation lecturer, Dr. David Menton, teachers had been accused, throughout the main symposium, of a dismal failure to teach evolution. But during the special session, \"teachers were warmly praised for their noble efforts\"! www.answersingenesis.org\/docs2006\/0311aaas.asp<\/a><\/p>\n

One of the principal speakers at the special session was none other than the notable Jesuit priest, Rev. Fr. George Coyne, who heads the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo, Italy. He is closely associated with the John Templeton Foundation, an extremely wealthy organization that seeks a Hegelian synthesis between religion and science.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Church was misrepresented before the speaker had even reached the podium. He was introduced as a leading authority on Catholic views about evolution, and while it is true that he is a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, it is also true that this body, in the words of Archbishop Luigi Barbarito, \"has no authority in matters of faith and doctrine and expresses only the views of its own members who belong to different religious beliefs.\" (See 'The Pontifical Academy of Sciences and the Crisis of Faith' in our Articles section). The fact is, no Catholic priest has doctrinal authority over the Magisterium, and the position of the Church is to be found in its Traditional teaching and Holy Scripture. The Council of Trent and Vatican Council I both stated explicitly that Holy Scripture must be interpreted in agreement with the unanimous belief of the Fathers of the Church. All of them teach that Genesis I-XI is an historical account and must be understood in the literal historical sense. Pope Pius XII, in his encyclical 'Humani generis', whilst allowing discussion and research of the development of the body from living matter, warned against the Theory of Evolution:<\/p>\n

\"Now Catholic theologians... cannot afford to ignore or neglect these more or less erroneous opinions. Rather they must come to understand these same theories well, both because diseases are not properly treated unless they are rightly diagnosed, and because sometimes even in these false theories a certain amount of truth is contained, and, finally, because these theories provoke more subtle discussion and evaluation of philosophical and theological truths.\" http:\/\/webtools.kolbenet.com\/shopcart.php?n=2&p=detail&i=358<\/a><\/p>\n

A number of important points are raised by Fr. Coyne. We will limit ourselves here, to commenting upon those that concern the question of origins and science. A video presentation of the entire speech, 'Evolution and Catholic Teachings', can be viewed at www.aaas.org\/programs\/centers\/pe\/evoline\/index.shtml<\/a><\/p>\n