Pope Francis is my kind of holy man.
The head of the Catholic Church has declared that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution and the Bible’s account of creation aren’t mutually exclusive.
Imagine that.
“Evolution in nature is not inconsistent with the notion of creation, because evolution, because evolution requires the creation of beingsĀ that evolve,” the pope told the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.
Of course, this is the same spiritual authority who has spoken out about climate change and global warming. And why not? He’s a scientist by training and education.
I’ve long been able to justify evolution with the way the Bible describes the creation of the universe. I’ve never been able to accept that Scripture’s account that God created Earth in six days and then rested on the seventh meant that he did all of that in seven calendar days as we understand the measurement of time.
The Holy Father also said he doesn’t believe that God is a “magician” who waved a “magic wand” that enabled him to anything he wanted. “That is not so,” the pope said.
Sure, it’s nice that I happen to agree with the Holy Father on this point.
He’s a lot closer to God than I am. But if I am interpreting his view of how the world was created, I am going to presume he sees the Bible as a sort of holy metaphor.
The world isn’t really 6,000 years old, as some have said in interpreting Scripture literally, word for word.
That’s what I have believed since I was old enough to read about such things. I’m glad that the head of one of the world’s great religions agrees with me.
Does he agree with your view of the world?