Just in, we have a story in which B16 says that the tug-of-war between creationist and evolutionist philosophies is absurd:

Pope Benedict XVI said the debate raging in some countries — particularly the United States and his native Germany — between creationism and evolution was an “absurdity,” saying that evolution can coexist with faith.

“They are presented as alternatives that exclude each other,” the pope said. “This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.”

He said evolution did not answer all the questions: “Above all it does not answer the great philosophical question, ‘Where does everything come from?’”

Unfortunately, the Pontiff then began spouting some environmentalist talking points, some of which come off sounding just a tad neo-pagan (as does much of the radical environmental movement):

Benedict also said the human race must listen to “the voice of the Earth” or risk destroying its very existence.
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“We all see that today man can destroy the foundation of his existence, his Earth,” he said in a closed door meeting with 400 priests on Tuesday. A full transcript of the two-hour event was issued on Wednesday.

I have no problem with conservation, it just sounds a bit too insidious when the Pope says the same thing that the radical enviro-nuts say.

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