Faithful should listen to science

Pet peeve of the day - being asked why Catholics don't believe in evolution. It's a fact that the Catholic Church has maintained that there's no contradiction between evolution and faith from the beginning. This article from the Seattle PI underlines that fact.

A Vatican cardinal said Thursday the faithful should listen to what secular modern science has to offer, warning that religion risks turning into 'fundamentalism' if it ignores scientific reason.

You know, i was going to try to review one book a week, but given this link, I'm going to jump ahead and review Brother Astronomer by Brother Guy Consolmagno, the Vatican Astronomer. Brother Astronomer is one astronomer's account of the challenges of life, science, and tromping around frozen Antarctic lake beds looking for pieces of Mars. By the by he talks about faith, science, Galileo, the Vatican, and rocks from space. It's a good read for Catholics interested in science and for science fans who want to get a glimpse into a religious perspective on science.

He's also got an upcoming book (I am told) about the search for intelligent life and what that might mean for faith and organized religion in general.

Best of all, The Seattle Public Library has a copy available.