THE CATHOLIC CHURCH SAYS IT BELIEVES IN SCIENCE. ALL SCIENCE?
My blog this morning is a reflection on this article in National Catholic Reporter, July 3 rd , 2025. The Catholic Church believes in science. That good Christians must be anti-science is a myth. "Science is sometimes portrayed as elitist or biased, despite its self-correcting nature, that is, science moving forward often corrects established wisdom and always must be open to new insights." — Pontifical Academy of Sciences https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/catholic-church-believes-science-good-christians-must-be-anti-science-myth?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other Does the Catholic Church believe in social science, does it believe in the Durkheimian sociology of God? This is the key to believing in science. Beginning in the 1840s, a Copernican revolution unfolded challenging millennia ideas about God and religion. These ideas were as radical in departing from the views of the Church as were the ideas of Copernicus and Gal...