Posted on 10/28/2014 3:19:32 PM PDT by Faith Presses On
In an exciting declaration, Pope Francis I stated that God should not seen as a “magician with a magic wand,” while unveiling a statue of his predecessor Pope Benedict XVI at the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. Pope Francis also stated that evolution and the Big Bang theory are both true and not incompatible with the church’s views on the origins of the universe and life.
“When we read about Creation in Genesis, we run the risk of imagining God was a magician, with a magic wand able to do everything. But that is not so,” Francis said, according to the Independent. Francis continued by stating that God “created human beings and let them develop according to the internal laws that he gave to each one so they would reach their fulfillment.”
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Instead of the road to Demascus I would personally try the road to Emmaeus (Luke 24:13-35). I Pray you find it.
DeColores
Yes don’t consult the Bible it might actually contain facts from God.
Ah, yes, those well-known polymaths at Salon.
Welcome home, ma’am! I came in this last Easter. I love it.
May God bless both of you.
Reading Sacred Scripture during one’s RICA goes without saying. So that’s why I didn’t say it. I think it’s safe to presume goodwithagun has read and is reading it already.
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