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Bible Gan Accommodate Evolution
CHICAGO — A true theory of evolution “is not in contra
diction to any Catholic dogma,” a priest-anthropologist has de
clared. s
However, Father J. Franklin Ewing, SJ., told a Charles
Darwin centennial conference, Catholics cannot accept any evo
lution theory which ignores or dehies God’s-creative activity and
His direct creation of each human soul.
The Darwin centennial obser
vance was held at the University
of Chicago to commemorate the
100th anniversary of the publica
tion of Darwin’s book “The Ori
gin of Species,” in. which he pro
posed the theory of evolution.
Father Ewing, professor of an
thropology at Fordham Univer
sity, New York, was joined in out
lining a Christian view of evolu
tion by the Rev. Jaroslav Pelikan,
Lutheran minister and professor
of historical theology in the feder
ated theological faculty of the
University of Chicago.
He recalled that 100 years ago
Darwin’s theory^ seemed to many
Catholic thinkers to call into
question some sections of Scrip
ture, especially the Book of Gene
sis.
To those who believe that theo
logians were “too slow to accept'
the evolution of man’s body,” the
Jesuit scientist replied that at
the time of the publication of
“The Origin of Species,” scienti
fic evidence for evolution was
“scant indeed.”
Nevertheless, he said: “From
the beginning Catholic writers
made it clear that a spiritualistic
evolution — one which allowed of
the human spirit and the fact of
God the Creator — did not come
into opposition with any Catho
lic dogma.”
“The theologian says the same
today,” he added.
A landmark in the relationships
between theology and evolutionary
theory occurred in 1909 with the
issuance by the Pontifical Biblical
Commission of norms for the in
terpretation of Genesis, Father
Ewing said.
He stated that the commission
at that time rejected both funda
mentalism — “which would make
every word of the Bible literally
definitive” — and modernism —
“which would make of the' Bible
a set of beautiful religious senti
ments with no particular connec
tion with reality.”
Instead, he declared, the com
mission “pointed out that Genesis
contained elements of true his
tory, but that the literary form
was ,not that of a modern history
bpok.”
Likewise* he continued, Pope
Pius XH’s 1943 encyclical Divino
Afflante Spiritu emphasized that
the literary form of Scripture
must be kept in mind in interpret
ing its meaning.
In his 1950 encyclical Humani
Genesis, Pope Pius laid down four
principles for the study of evolu
tion, Father Ewing said. He listed
these as: ,
- 1) “In any discussion of evolu
tion, the Catholic must take for
granted the spiritual soul of man.”
2) “Otherwise, such a discus
sion is left open by the Churph.”
Church Won't Lobby
On Bus Issue
PORTLAND, Me. —(NC)— Bish
op Daniel -J. Feeney of Portland
said he hopes th?t the Legislature
will act favorably on Maine’s
school bus issue, but that the
Church will continue not to take
a direct part in the controversy.
The prelate’s comments (Nov.
24) referred to the pending meet
ing of the state’s lawmakers to con
sider legalizing tax-paid school bus
transportation of all children, re
gardless of the school attended.
Gov. Clinton A. Clauson recent
ly (Nov. 23) set January 18 as a
tentative date for the special legis
lative session. Some 16 topics
other than the school bus matter,
are up for the session’s attention.
- Bishop Feeney, spiritual leader
of fhe state’s Catholics, said: “We
intend no lobby. This question is
now in the hands of the civil
authorities. It has never been in
our hands. It was instituted by the
Augusta citizens and the Church
has carefully kept its hands off
throughout. I hope the Legisla
ture will act favorably on the pro
posed legidation.M
Tn the meantime, the Maine
(Protestant) Council of Churches
announced it will hack the efforts
of a group known as Protestants
and Other Americans United for
the Separation of Church and
State (POAU), which oppose bus
I
3) “However, such a discussion
is for experts in science and theo
logy, and reasons for and against
must be gravely weighed. The
Catholic must be ready to submit
to the judgment of the Church.”
4) “People should not take it
for granted that evolution is a
proven fact, and should not act
as if there were no theological
reasons for reserve and caution in
their discussions.” •
Commenting on these points,
Father Ewing declared: The doc
trine that God Himself immedi
ately creates each human soul be
longs to that group of dogmas
which the Church proposes, and
to deny which would make the
denier a heretic. . , This is one
occasion on which God has to step
in with His primary power, be
cause .matter cannot produce a
spiritual soul.”
However, he added, the Pope’s
encyclical “re-echoes what Catho
lic theologians have been saying
from the beginning: A true evo
lution is not in contradiction to
any Catholic dogma.”
Father Ewing continued: “Mod
ern theologians would say this
about'the origin of man: God is
the Creator of man, body and
soul. Whether He used the meth
od ‘of evolution for the prepara
tion of the human body or created
it from unorganized matter is not
of primary importance. In either
case, He is the Creator.
Cardinal Believes Council
May Re-unite Orthodox
SYDNEY, Australia—(NC)—His
Eminence Norman Cardinal Gil
roy^ Archbishop of Sydney, said
that the coming ecumenical coun
cil to be convoked by His Holiness
Pope John XXIH might result in
“the beginning or even the con
summation” of reunion of the
Eastern Churches with the Catho
lic Church.
Cardinal Gilroy in his Advent
pastoral letter asked his people to
pray, particularly during Advent,
r
for the success of the second-Vati
can Council. ^
Tracing the history of various
reunion efforts, the Cardinal said:
“The Council of Union held at
Florence in the 15th century may
have very special significance in
view of the council which Pope
John XXIII intends to convoke.
The circumstances of the Holy Fa
ther’s life have brought him into
very close touch with the separa
ted Eastern Churches.
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