Creationism Rift Opens Within the Vatican
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New Scientist reports:
A deep rift has opened within the Catholic church over the theory of evolution and its compatibility with the Christian faith.
The Vatican’s chief astronomer, George Coyne, has rebuffed controversial comments made by Cardinal Christoph Schönborn in The New York Times on 7 July that evolution is incompatible with a belief in God.
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