Intelligent Design belittles God, Vatican director says

Catholic Online ^ | 30 January 2006 | Mark Lombard

[PatrickHenry]

Everybody be nice.

[PatrickHenry]

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[wallcrawlr]

Well, at least if youre going to read Catholic Online maybe youll learn something about Jesus.

[agere_contra]

This is a breath of fresh air. Thanks for posting.

[ThisLittleLightofMine]

If I were Catholic I might consider jumping ship.

[CobaltBlue]

Thanks for posting that. I love the smell of rational thought in the morning!

[phantomworker]

He stresses that the theory of Intelligent Design diminishes God into “an engineer who designs systems rather than a lover.”

OK, I kind of like this one. Is it Valentine's Day yet? LOL!!!But this says it better:

“God in his infinite freedom continuously creates a world which reflects that freedom at all levels of the evolutionary process to greater and greater complexity,” he said. “God lets the world be what it will be in its continuous evolution. He does not intervene, but rather allows, participates, loves."

[The Red Zone]

'rational thought'

It smells like primordial slime

[The Red Zone]

He does not intervene

His Son would beg to differ

[Pyro7480]

I'm Catholic, and I respect Fr. Coyne's scientific contributions, but he is confusing ID and creationism. They are not the same.

[The Red Zone]

Like He threw some dice then smooched them.

Ugh.

[narby]

I'm still amazed that there are so many people out there who can "see God's hand" in any little natural thing. But somehow in their mind God isn't strong enough, or patient enough, to have done His work over a long period of time.

I believe they worship the words of the Bible more than they worship the God of creation.

[The Red Zone]

The Bible says God's character and attributes can be seen in the creation. Ball in your court.

[CobaltBlue]

You smooch the dice before you throw them, not after! ;^)

[CobaltBlue]

I believe they worship the words of the Bible more than they worship the God of creation.

I do believe you're right.

[narby]

The Bible says God's character and attributes can be seen in the creation.

Yeah. Science has been describing His creation for several centuries now. I think evolution is one of the most elegant, and powerful creations in nature.

[Aquinasfan]

Father George V. Coyne, director of the Vatican Observatory

The opinion of a priest. Nothing more or less.

But I did like "Vatican Director" in the headline. Cute.

[narby]

The opinion of a priest. Nothing more or less.

The opinion of a Freeper. Nothing more or less.

[plain talk]

three, neo-Darwinian evolution is not in the words of the cardinal, ‘an unguided, unplanned process of random variation and natural selection;

So does he believe evolution was guided and planned? After reading this I'm not entirely sure. But if he believes that evolution was guided and planned then he believes in a designer also.

[Pittsburg Phil]

I am a Catholic and admit that the hirearchy is a complete disgrace.

It seems that much of Catholic Church leadership is bound and possessed to the rush and fulfill the requirements for the end of times - namely that the Church be reduced to a reminent.