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Category: Pius XX

history of science · Pius XX

On This Day . . .

August 12, 2010 John FarrellLeave a comment

Sixty years ago today Pope Pius XII issued the first and to date only papal encyclical treating a scientific theory. Humani Generis adopted the Catholic Church’s position that the evolutionary origin of the human body was a legitimate area of scientific study, provided one reserved a special status for the human soul, as directly created… Continue reading On This Day . . .

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