Case Closed: Rome Has Spoken
Well, it looks as if Pope Benedict XVI has chosen a side on the whole creation vs. evolution debate.
Earlier today, I attempted to post a very lengthy article on why it is important for the Christian to fight for a literal history being relayed in Genesis. The crux of the issue is, of course, that if one part of the Bible is wrong, then the entire thing has to be questioned. The Bible, while it is a collection of books written by 40 authors over the span of 2500 years, is still the sole revelation of God. I think of it as a chain, and each tale within it is a link. If one link is weak or is broken, then the entire chain is worthless.
My attempt was foiled by the stupid computer. I only was able to recover about half of the article, so my afternoon wasn’t a total waste. I probably would have tried to re-work some of it, but my wife wanted me to clean the living room before she got home from work. Which looks very nice if I do say so myself! I just have one or two little things to take care of before work tomorrow.
But I digress. I’m already feeling as if my energy and time was wasted this morning when my hard work was lost, but now that I check the blogs and the newsfeeds this evening, I see something even more disturbing. A new item on the very same subject that so vexed me this morning, and not the kind of thing I’d hoped for:
Pope Benedict XVI said the debate raging in some countries — particularly the United States and his native Germany — between creationism and evolution was an “absurdity,” saying that evolution can coexist with faith.
And:
“They [creation and evolution] are presented as alternatives that exclude each other,” the pope said. “This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.” [source]
Well, the spiritual leader of 1.1 billion Catholics worldwide is now in favor of the theory of evolution. I once predicted (on the Rational Response Squad boards, if I remember correctly) that evolution would win the creation vs. evolution debate. Not because it was right, necessarily, but because God sends a powerful delusion to blind those opposed to Him (2 The 2:11-12).
I still think that discernment is my gift, not prophecy. But I’d have to say that my prediction is starting to come true. Scary.
