Benedict on Original Sin and Evolution

Carl Olson at InsightScoop has a good post discussing the Pope’s recent statements on original sin and the attempt to turn the hard reality of man’s fallen nature into a vague relic of evolution:

“In the evolutionist and atheistic view of the world … it is held that human beings as such have, from the beginning, borne evil and good within themselves. … Humans are not simply good, but open to good and to evil … both of them original. Human history then, according to this view, does nothing more than follow the model present in all evolution. What Christians call original sin is only this blend of good and evil”.

“This, in the final analysis, is a vision of despair. If it is true, evil is invincible, … all that counts is individual interest, any form of progress would necessarily be paid for with a river of evil, … and anyone who wishes to progress would have to pay this price. … This modern idea, in the end, can create only sadness and cynicism”.

Read here.