Archbishop Ravasi: No Apology to Darwin Needed

Affirming that Darwin’s theory of evolution can be compatible with Catholic teaching, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi said that there is no need for the Church to offer an apology to Darwin, as the Church of England is considering doing.

“Maybe we should abandon the idea of issuing apologies as if history was a court eternally in session,” he said, adding that Darwin’s theories were “never condemned by the Catholic Church nor was his book ever banned”.

Read here from Reuters.

Note that the article incorrectly says that the Church “teaches” theistic evolution. It would be more accurate to say that the Church accepts that theistic evolution is compatible with her teachings on Creation. The Church has no official teaching on evolution.