Rome, Italy, Mar 4, 2009 / 18:11 pm
In an interview with the Vatican daily L’Osservatore Romano, Gennaro Auletta, professor of Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University has said that the teachings of the Church and Darwinism are not in complete opposition.
Prof. Auletta’s comments were made as the Vatican hosts an international conference, titled, “Biological Evolution: Facts and Theories. A critical appraisal 150 years after ‘The Origin of Species.’” The summit is a collaberative effort between the University of Notre Dame (USA), the STOQ Project (Science, Technology and Ontological Research) and the Pontifical Council for Culture and lasts until March 7.
The Italian expert asserted that the Church “has never adopted an attitude of condemnation” towards Darwinism.”
“This is one of the many reasons that in my opinion make all the efforts to recover or rehabilitate Darwin superfluous, because neither the Catholic Church nor her most important exponents have ever condemned Darwinism or the theory of evolution,” he said.