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alfreda89 ([personal profile] alfreda89) wrote2005-11-08 05:55 pm
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So, has the pope finally hit the wall with the fundies?

Vatican: Faithful Should Listen to Science

A Vatican cardinal said Thursday the faithful should listen to what secular modern science has to offer, warning that religion risks turning into "fundamentalism" if it ignores scientific reason."
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[identity profile] apricot-tree.livejournal.com 2005-11-09 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
In other Vatican news: Galileo may have been right...

[identity profile] alfreda89.livejournal.com 2005-11-09 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Your link didn't come through--

A good friend who is a diocesan priest told me that they knew Galileo was right way back then--they just didn't think the world was ready yet to hear it, and couldn't convince Galileo it was necessary to sit on the info a century or so. ;^)

So, we're finally ready to hear it?
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