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09 June 2006

Vatican astronomer says creationism is superstition →[More:]

The belief that God created the universe in six days is a superstition and a "kind of paganism" that both discredits religious faith and demeans science, Br Guy Consolmagno SJ has declared.

The Jesuits strike back!

post by: warbaby at: 10:09 | 7 comments

This is what I learnt in catholic school.

posted by gaspode 09 June | 10:15

Guy is consistently awesome.

posted by grabbingsand 09 June | 10:18

Gentlemen, Ladies, to your health! Confusion to the Pope!

posted by Divine_Wino 09 June | 10:21

That Pope can sure pick 'em, can't he?

I'm going to be spending some time rooting around in grabbingsand's middle "consistently" link - don't miss it.

posted by warbaby 09 June | 10:32

That Pope can sure pick 'em, can't he?

Apparently, the Pope ceded direction of the Vatican Observatory over to the Jesuits back in the '20s.

posted by grabbingsand 09 June | 10:37

Well, he picked the Jesuits, dinnit he? I still trying to get the hang of this Papal infallibility thang.

posted by warbaby 09 June | 10:52

He's right and you're wrong. Simple as ~~pie~~ Holy Crackers.

posted by trondant 09 June | 17:57

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