Taking into account the state of scientific research at the time as well as of the requirements of theology, the Encyclical Humani generis considered the doctrine of "evolutionism" a serious hypothesis, worthy of investigation and in-depth study equal to that of the opposing hypothesis. Pius XII added two methodological conditions: that this opinion should not be adopted as though it were a certain, proven doctrine and as though one could totally prescind from Revelation with regard to the questions it raises. He also spelled out the condition on which this opinion would be compatible with the Christian faith, a point to which I will return.
Mar 9, 2010 - 6:55:14 PM
KABUL - The top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan pledged Monday to retake the symbolic Taliban home ground of Kandahar in a campaign that builds on early signs of progress from the huge infusion of American and foreign forces.
Mar 8, 2010 - 2:09:25 PM
DOGO NAHAWA, Nigeria - The killers showed no mercy: They didn't spare women and children, or even a 4-day-old baby, from their machetes. On Monday, Nigerian women wailed in the streets as a dump truck carried dozens of bodies past burned-out homes toward a mass grave.
Mar 8, 2010 - 2:02:13 PM
At a campaign-like rally in Pennsylvania today, a combative President Obama criticized insurance companies, pushed members of his own party, and called for the public's support in a final push for health care reform legislation before Congress.
Mar 8, 2010 - 1:29:15 PM
CRIMINAL CHARGES MAY BE FILED: Beleaguered climate scientist Phil Jones from the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK, yesterday answered his critics during questions from a British parliamentary committee.
Mar 5, 2010 - 3:52:39 PM
TEL NOF AIR FORCE BASE, Israel - Israel's air force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and could fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting rival Iran within its range.
Feb 21, 2010 - 3:32:41 PM
WASHINGTON - The White House readied its last-ditch effort to salvage health care legislation Sunday while the Senate's Republican leader warned Democrats against the go-it-alone approach.
Feb 21, 2010 - 3:24:56 PM
The current offensive around the southern Afghan town of Marjah is the initial operation of a long campaign, the head of US Central Command says.
Feb 21, 2010 - 3:14:51 PM
KIEV, Ukraine - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko declared Saturday that more than one million votes had been falsified in favor of her opponent in Ukraine's presidential election, and she vowed to go to court to challenge her defeat.
NEW DELHI - Indian authorities on Saturday issued a national alert after eight people were killed and at least 32 were wounded when an explosive hidden in an unclaimed bag detonated inside a German bakery in a neighborhood popular with foreign tourists in the western Indian city of Pune.
The first stage of the biggest military offensive ever launched by Nato troops in Afghanistan has been declared a success as thousands of US and British troops seized a string of Taliban strongholds across central Helmand.
I have received a "warning" from the USGS, Western Coastal and Marine Geology concerning the west coast - from northern Mexico to Alaska. A second thrust of storms is heading towards Northern California and traveling north to Oregon, Washington and Alaska. This storm is bringing jet stream winds of over 200 mph. - Watch the Cascadia Subduction Zone - 'Fluid Displacement'
Jan 25, 2010 - 9:40:54 PM
Beginning last Sunday, there have been 1000 earthquakes registered at Yellowstone super-volcano. The largest of this series measured at 3.8 magnitude. If they reach the 4.0 +, it will most likely for increased cautionary monitoring and perhaps a call for public "watch". MAP INSIDE
Jan 21, 2010 - 11:44:17 PM
After three days without food and water, most of those who were heard crying out for help were dead when it finally reached them.
Jan 16, 2010 - 12:04:59 AM
President Barack Obama and top congressional Democrats closed in on agreement Friday on cost and coverage issues at the heart of sweeping health care legislation, their marathon White House bargaining sessions given fresh urgency by an unpredictable Massachusetts Senate race.
Jan 15, 2010 - 11:01:24 PM
