La Leçon de catéchisme (Catechism Lesson), 1890, by Jules-Alexis Muenier (1863-1942), oil on canvas, Musée des beaux-arts et d’archéologie de Besançon

Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you, but do so with gentleness and reverence.”

cf. 1 Peter 3:15-16

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Faith and Reason

Creation vs. Evolution

QUESTION OR COMMON OBJECTION:

If the Church is infallible, why doesn’t it just settle the question of “creation versus evolution?”

CATHOLIC ANSWER:

The theory of evolution is a matter of science, not religion. The Church can only speak infallibly on what God has revealed on matters of faith and morality, not on scientific theories.

… then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground….”

Genesis 2:7

While the Church acknowledges the possibility of evolution, it speaks with certainty about the truth that God is the creator of all things. How God created the world is a matter for science to consider.

Other References: Gen 1:26, Mt 12:12; Lk 12:6-7; CCC 34, 283, 287, 295

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PRAYER

Let us pray.

Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.

Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.

May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.

Amen.