At the Times, one Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, otherwise unknown to us, offers a decent statement of the compatibility of Christian faith with the essence of Darwin's notions.
We think this is a respectable enough statement to deserve a read, about as respectable as one is likely to find in the mainstream press these days.
We would insist that the very existence of humans, with their self-awareness and deep need for meaning, is a problem for bare evolution. And there's the problem of the origin of life as well. Or the existence of anything at all.
But Mr. C. M-O'C doesn't dwell on any of that in so brief an article. But it's still worth a read.
2 comments:
Murphy is the Archbishop of Westminster—the head of the Catholic Church in England. In my view, he does a bang-up job at it as well. The other bishop in Westminster could learn quite a bit from him.
His Eminence is the best we have in England true, but that's still not saying much as England needs much more. The good Cardinal has reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 and a new episcopal appointment by the Holy See is due any day now. Many are praying for a new prelate in the mold of the Holy Father himself. That said, it's a commendable column.
Post a Comment