The Vatican Comes to the Aid of Science
Impossible as it may seem, the Vatican has come out on the side of science when it comes to the argument of presenting “Intelligent Design” alongside the theory of evolution in science classrooms. I’ve talked about this subject before and believed that my arguments, a mirror of many others, were solid without being exclusionary (albeit a bit condescending, I’m sure). I never imagined that my views would be echoed by, of all people, the Pope. The Vatican Newspaper has published a story stating that the Vatican believes that Intelligent Design is not science and should not be taught in science classes. The author, Fiorenzo Facchini, “lamented that certain American ‘creationists’ had brought the debate back to the ‘dogmatic’ 1800s, and said their arguments weren’t science but ideology.” Unfortunately, it’s my belief that most creationists and supporters of teaching intelligent design are not Catholics, but are Evangelical Christians. Evangelicals aren’t known for backing down from a fight or for posessing much common sense, so it will still be a battle throughout the Bible Belt. The sad thing is that I don’t want a fight, all I want people to do is teach religion in church and science in school. Why is that so difficult?
