[Blogger]

Don’t lecture me. Yes, I do know what “ex cathedra” means. The popes have made various statements on Evolution. The last couple have come down with the idea that it isn’t incompatible with Scripture. Ex Cathedra is a doctrine of recent origin that the Pope declared about himself in 1870 after an apparition of Mary stated it to be so. Frankly, it is a nonsensical doctrine since when the Pope speaks, regardless if he is doing it “ex cathedra” or not, people listen. Such is the case with any human being. The Bible says let your yea be yea and your nay be nay. It doesn’t give anyone, even bishops, the right to say something that could be false and then excuse it with some doctrine that was not found in the Bible and was voted on by the ones claiming the doctrine for themselves. When the bishops are speaking, as in this case (or Archbishop), they are doing so with the authority of the church behind them. And, they are wrong. Evolution is not, nor will it ever be, compatible with Scripture. You can have one or the other but not both.

[Raymann]

So the alternative is a strict biblical interpretation? That the earth and man were created in 7 days only a few thousand years ago?

If you want to compare that with evolution over what makes more sense then I’m sorry but evolution wins every time.

[grey_whiskers]

Frankly, it is a nonsensical doctrine since when the Pope speaks, regardless if he is doing it “ex cathedra” or not, people listen.

"Infallible on matters of doctrine under certain limited conditions" .NE. "My broker is E.F. Hutton"

Cheers!

[Campion]

Ex Cathedra is a doctrine of recent origin that the Pope declared about himself in 1870 after an apparition of Mary stated it to be so.

LOL. Okay, sure [backing away slowly]

[bdeaner]

Evolution is not, nor will it ever be, compatible with Scripture. You can have one or the other but not both.

This is a false choice. But if it was the only choice, I'd go with the facts rather than a literal belief in the Genesis story of Creation. I have a hard time seeing how any self-respecting, educated person would not do the same. If the choice is believing in no God or believing some fairy tale b.s. about talking snakes, I'll take reality. Fortunately, the story of science is constantly revealing evidence that is completely compatible with the belief in a Creator God with all the attributes of the Judao-Christian God. And the Church, at least since Augustine if not before then, has never endorsed a literal or scientific reading of Genesis.