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The Catholic Church's position on "intelligent design" appears to be-well, evolving. An article published this week in the Vatican's newspaper of record, L'Osservatore Romano, is bad news for those hoping the Church would call on schools to teach "intelligent design" in in science class. In the...
Does all this mean the Church is divided on the controversy? Not necessarily. It may just be that Catholic leaders will conclude that intelligent design makes for bad biology, but great theology.
"Who would have thought, my friends, who would have thought 20, 10 or even five years ago that Chile would elect a woman as president?" Michelle Bachelet told thousands of cheering supporters who turned out Sunday night to cheer her election victory. Nor was it just any woman who had...
Reflecting a year marked conspicuously by natural and human disasters, our selection of pictures made many readers think we had overlooked the year's sunnier moments. But for others, the images underscored photography's power to convey reality and renew perspective on life's trials - and gifts How often do...
Showing Gays the Door My thanks to Andrew Sullivan for his thoughtful essay, "The Vatican's New Stereotype," on the Roman Catholic Church's new rules barring gays from the priesthood [Dec. 12]. He expressed so well how I have been feeling?like an outsider in the church that was...