Can Catholic believe theistic evolution? Michael Lofton welcomes Jimmy Akin onto his show to discuss this topic, as well as old vs. young earth and monogenism vs. polygenism, all from a Catholic perspective.AI-powered
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Can Catholics Believe Theistic Evolution?
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
The Limitations of Polygenism in the Catholic Faith
Pius XII says Catholics don't have the liberty to discuss polygenism. John Paul II revisits these topics 46 years later in light of scientific evidence that the human body was created through biological evolution. He also restresses the other points that Pius XII named like the human soul is created directly by God, but he does not mention Pius XII's restriction onpolygenism.
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