The effective silencing of Catholic criticism of the mass media’s push for the teaching of evolution as fact in all government schools helped to pave the way for one of the greatest abuses of natural science in the history of the world.
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Editor’s note: This article is Part 4 of a four-part study of Pope Pius XI’s understanding of the Catholic doctrine of creation as opposed to the modern scientific proposition of the evolution of mankind. Parts 1, 2, and 3 can be found HERE, HERE, and HERE.
(Kolbe Center for the Study of Creation) — What is the status quo following Pope Pius XI’s critique of Darwin’s evolutionary proposition? As we approach the centenary of the Scopes “Monkey” Trial, the mass media are already gearing up to celebrate this “victory” of modern science over “fundamentalist” Christianity.