“Two Priests, a Pope and the Big Bang”

“Two Priests, a Pope and the Big Bang” 2017-03-17T09:38:28-06:00

 

Pius XII enrobed
Pope Pius XII, who reigned from 1939-1958, has been described by some as the last of the “true” (i.e., monarchical) popes.  (Public domain image from Wikimedia Commons)

 

An interesting chapter from the history of the relationship of science and religion:

 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnfarrell/2017/03/12/two-priests-a-pope-and-the-big-bang/#702061c17dbe

 

It’s not the simplistic tale that some polemicists favor, of constant warfare between the two (with religion always gratifyingly on the retreat and triumphant science advancing boldly against superstition), but it’s interesting nonetheless.

 

I went through a brief period of reading the works of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin during my senior year of high school.  I recently posted an item on “Why Georges Lemaître Should Be as Famous as Einstein.”

 

 


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