originally posted in:Secular Sevens
And yet at the same time we have [url=http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2013/09/creationist-science-texas-textbook-review-evolution-climate-change]this,[/url] [url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/06/paul-broun-evolution-big-bang_n_1944808.html]this,[/url] and [url=http://www.gallup.com/poll/27682/onethird-americans-believe-bible-literally-true.aspx]this.[/url]
Won't deny that in the past the Church was responsible for pushing the boundary of knowledge and art but as of late the Church doesn't seem to be doing much and radical elements, seemingly unpoliced by the establishment, are seeking to undermine scientific progress on a whole.
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Those people are not Catholic, the Church cannot be blamed for those events.
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I think it's more of a cultural problem along with the product of traditionalists too afraid (or uneducated) to move on with what is accepted. Pope Francis in my opinion has done an amazing job at modernizing the Church more and understanding today's society and being accepting though. I think other religious people see science as a challenge to their beliefs rather than incorporating it into their religion (like Catholicism does)