Pope makes Catholic position on evolution theory clear

Last week, Pope Francis’ words made front page and prime time news again. He said the evolution and Big Bang theories did not conflict with Catholic teaching. But it was really not news.

Only reporters and editors who don’t know what Catholic orthodoxy teaches about creation —which touches on Darwin’s evolution theory and the theory that Sir Fred Hoyle was the first to name the Big Bang in 1950—got excited and gave the Pope’s remarks before the Pontifical Academy of Sciences the status of news. Or maybe they did know--but they just wanted to give the secular public another hope that under Pope Francis the Roman Catholic Church would turn her back on what she has been teaching for centuries as part of the fundamental creed of the Faith.