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helena 
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Message 4 of 81 (65317)
11-09-2003 12:09 PM
Reply to: Message 1 by Apostle
11-09-2003 11:20 AM


Looking at my edition of the bible: German edition officially endorsed by the honoraries of the Roman Catholic Church, I find a footnote for the book of Genesis:
[paraphrasing]"This chapter is not to be viewed as an actual account of creation but rather as a statement of God's relation with mankind".
Seems like a non-literal interpretation to me...
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helena 
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Message 22 of 81 (70718)
12-03-2003 6:16 AM
Reply to: Message 12 by Apostle
12-02-2003 12:16 AM


repeating myself
(1) I am catholic: I was baptized, confirmed, and haven't yet declared that I was no longer, and I'm still paying "church tax" (required from members of the catholic church in Austria)
(2) I had 12 years of catholic religion classes during my education (and yes, that's in public schools here in Austria)
I have not a single time heard a (religion) teacher utter any disagreement with revolution.
I have not a single time heard any priest declare any problems with evolution.
I have a catholic bible (as stated above) that is officially endorsed by the church which explicitly states in the chapter of Genesis that it is not to be taken as an account of the origin of life.
What exactly is there that you do not understand? I'll even scan in the page of the bible if you want me to (it's in German so you probably would have to take my word for it anyways)
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