Evolution Original Sin and Everything in Between in Harmony?

[anti-christ]

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The Catholic Church has no objection to human evolution.

Concerning human evolution, the Church has a more definite teaching. It allows for the possibility that man’s body developed from previous biological forms, under God’s guidance, but it insists on the special creation of his soul.

But then, what about original sin? Isn't it taught that original sin came from Adam and it was passed on? Where does Adam come in? Wasn't he the first man?

Original sin may be taken to mean: (1) the sin that Adam committed; (2) a consequence of this first sin, the hereditary stain with which we are born on account of our origin or descent from Adam.

It is equally impermissible to dismiss the story of Adam and Eve and the fall (Gen. 2–3) as a fiction. A question often raised in this context is whether the human race descended from an original pair of two human beings (a teaching known as monogenism) or a pool of early human couples (a teaching known as polygenism).

In this regard, Pope Pius XII stated: "When, however, there is question of another conjectural opinion, namely polygenism, the children of the Church by no means enjoy such liberty. For the faithful cannot embrace that opinion which maintains either that after Adam there existed on this earth true men who did not take their origin through natural generation from him as from the first parents of all, or that Adam represents a certain number of first parents. Now, it is in no way apparent how such an opinion can be reconciled that which the sources of revealed truth and the documents of the teaching authority of the Church proposed with regard to original sin which proceeds from a sin actually committed by an individual Adam in which through generation is passed onto all and is in everyone as his own" (Humani Generis 37).

The story of the creation and fall of man is a true one, even if not written entirely according to modern literary techniques. The Catechism states, "The account of the fall in Genesis 3 uses figurative language, but affirms a primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of man. Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first parents" (CCC 390).

So you mean because it does not agree with the Bible and the church teachings?
he is explaining what Genesis is but he is not explaining how you can reconcile the fact that Adam evolved from Apes and how he got original sin.

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woopsie: try this link http://www.catholic.com/library/Adam_Eve_and_Evolution.asp

[mr.ho_chia2]

looks bloody to me.

the link does not works anti-C.

[anti-christ]

that's were you are wrong little apprentice.

who said the devil can not infiltrate your fallicious "church".nyahahaha

that was already there before i came into being.

[vladmire]

another debate i guess..

[mr.ho_chia2]

that's were you are wrong little apprentice.

who said the devil can not infiltrate your fallicious "church".nyahahaha

that was already there before i came into being.

ow, who says it can't be infiltrated? i do believe it can be, no argument on that. agree ko nimo ana. but i am not catholic so i'm not bothered by it.

ug dili pud ko apprentice oi. In Jesus name. I love the Lord my GOD and my faith is as solid as ever. no one can persuade me to do otherwise. Read ra pud ko and listen to what you and the rest have to say, up to me to delineate. Basta ako anti_C, Pro Christ kaayo ko forever, dha ta lahi. but that doesn't matter, im not here to preach toi you man. so minaw lang pud ko. kay lingaw ko dri.

another debate i guess..

Btaw mura dha napud na padong..........

[vladmire]

any thing that needs to be discussed needs a deep knowledge...

deep knowledge comes w/ arquement. tsk tsk tsk...

with great stregth comes w/ great responsibility. LOL

[Isotope]

Evolution is a theory, has been a theory, and forever will be. Unless they unveil what they already knew but won't say...

[anti-christ]

theory, yes. besides the catholic church has not objection about it.

Unless they unveil what they already knew but won't say..

what that your God made a mistake ?

*i've been to that other thread, faith and beliefs guy...they are not theories.

HERE"S THE BIG QUESTION:

he is explaining what Genesis is but he is not explaining how you can reconcile the fact that Adam evolved from Apes and how he got original sin.

nyahahaha

[Isotope]

theory, yes. besides the catholic church has not objection about it.

Unless they unveil what they already knew but won't say..

what that your God made a mistake ?

The word was "they".

[vladmire]

theory, yes. besides the catholic church has not objection about it.

Unless they unveil what they already knew but won't say..

what that your God made a mistake ?

*i've been to that other thread, faith and beliefs guy...they are not theories.

HERE"S THE BIG QUESTION:

he is explaining what Genesis is but he is not explaining how you can reconcile the fact that Adam evolved from Apes and how he got original sin.

nyahahaha

now, this is a conflict!