Now, more reflective spirits have long been aware that there is no either-or here. We cannot say: creation or evolution, inasmuch as these two things respond to two different realities. The story of the dust of the earth and the breath of God, which we just heard, does not in fact explain how human persons come to be but rather what they are. It explains their inmost origin and casts light on the project that they are. And, vice versa, the theory of evolution seeks to understand and describe biological developments. But in so doing it cannot explain where the "project" of human persons comes from, nor their inner origin, nor their particular nature. To that extent we are faced here with two complementary -- rather than mutually exclusive -- realities.
- Cardinal Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
With all due respect to the Cardinal.....evolution is not Creation. The definitions do not equate, merge, blend assimilate nor are they compatible. He says much to say that he doesn’t know. But, IF one has the audacity to say “The Book says.....” well, that can’t be right, because science says......”. You may Apologize all you wish. I do not, will not; I will stand with what it says.
And Natural, you have yet to answer when your Lemur-like ancestors evolved their immortal souls.
Would you also proclaim an openly gay Cardinal as being evidence that all that stuff about homosexuality is just ‘allegory’? Apologetics...more like appeasers to the world.