Has the pope gone mad?

[FatAndFaithless]

First it was Heywood, now I'm giving alpha a kudos. The end is nigh!

[paulpablo]

Surely the pope believes in the bible, and in the bible man was created on the 6th day of creation.

What about taking adam's rib and making a woman from rib? The bible story is more closely resembling a story of magic wand usage rather than any scientific theory.

How did he manage to say these things and not expect be confronted with any argument back? Did he just shout it out of the window of the pope mobile then drive off really fast?

What about the other instances in the bible where god pulls out the magic wand? Turning sticks into snakes, impregnating virgins, the majority of the things the bible says point to Jesus being the son of god is that he has the ability to do these things called miracles which directly contradict the laws of science.

Also isn't the pope supposed to never be wrong, yet this pope contradicts the last pope who believed in intelligent design, that's what this article says anyway.

I think that all religions are liars but I think the catholic church at this point has got so much BLATANT lies attached to it, and it really doesn't matter.
The pope could walk around ringing a large bell shouting "BLAAAAAGHGHGHGHGH" and large amounts of idiots would still be saying "Mmmmm that's an interesting take on modern life."

OR maybe there's a explanation for all of this and the bible's right and completely goes along with the theory of evolution.

[FatAndFaithless]

The Catholic church still holds that adam and eve were an actual, real couple of humans that lived at the same time. Evolution this is not.

[Anomalocaris]

First it was Heywood, now I'm giving alpha a kudos. The end is nigh!

That's the devil trying to pass christians off as sane and reasonable.

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The Catholic church still holds that adam and eve were an actual, real couple of humans that lived at the same time. Evolution this is not.

Well, the church seems to be careful not to pin down when and where this adam and eve lived. It has learned the power of evocative bullshit without specificity, unlike idotic literalists who still thinks wrong specificity gives their bullshit credibility.

[Angrboda]

Sounds like he's simply wanting to have his cake and eat it, too.

Francis explained that both scientific theories were not incompatible with the existence of a creator – arguing instead that they “require it”.

[FatAndFaithless]

This is the same shit that the Vatican has been shoveling for years, and yet so so many atheists and otherwise intellectual people drool all over themselves trying to make this Pope seem like the biggest thing since jesus.

[vorlon13]

How many fingers am I holding up, Winston ??

{I think it is feasible the church can hold confusing, incompatible and contrary tenets of faith at the same time, whatever is necessary is required}

[Aoi Magi]

"Yes the children are correct, god is not in that cave, you misunderstood me, he is across the ocean. But He did create us."
"Yes the sailors are correct, god is not across the ocean, you misunderstood me, he is on the mountain. But He did create us."
"Yes the hikers are correct, god is not on the mountain, you misunderstood me, he is above the clouds. But He did create us."
"Yes the astronauts are correct, god is not above the clouds, you misunderstood me, he is beyond time and space. But He did create us."
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"Yes the scientists are correct, He did not directly create us. But He did create us."

[strawdawg]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...22514.html

Or is this just distorting the fable to fit the facts?!

And taking the credit...... again.

He's a little too honest for some Catholics.

[robvalue]

To me he's almost saying, "Yes I know it's all horseshit, and that science has long since rendered us obselete. But let's not worry about that, God made science so it's all alright."

He's a turd like all the rest.