[DOC] [TLE] Pope John Paul II 22 October 1996 To Pontifical Academy of Sciences [PAR] Oct 22, 1996 ... To the members of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, in plenary ... To those 
whom he enjoyed calling the Scientific Senate of the Church, he asked simply 
this: that ... is no conflict between evolution and the doctrine of the faith regarding 
... us toward the recognition of evolution as more than an hypothesis. [DOC] [TLE] Evolution: What the Pope Said - Jimmy Akin [PAR] The Pontifical Academy of Sciences was organized (based on a previous group) 
... This would not be an endorsement of evolutionary theory, but make a point that 
is ... that if he had intended to say more than one hypothesis French idiom 
would have ... There is also a November 19, 1996 news story from the Catholic 
News... [DOC] [TLE] Message to participants in a study session of the Pontifical Academy ... [PAR] Nov 29, 1996 ... THE PONTIFICAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ... Word and through the Holy Spirit 
whom he pours into our hearts (cf. ... the whole evolution of the universe from an 
infinitesimal instant after ... Certainly, not all is simple and clear in this general 
scheme, and a number of ... From the Vatican, 29 November 1996. [DOC] [TLE] The Pope accepts Evolution! October 22, 1996 - Bible.ca [PAR] His written message to his science advisers, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences 
... Now comes the Pope with his "surprise" announcement that it is acceptable for 
... On the other hand, we need to recognize that there are many strong 
creationists, not ... famous definition of evolution when he says it is more than a 
hypothesis. [DOC] [TLE] Catholic Church and science - Wikipedia [PAR] The relationship between the Roman Catholic Church and science is a widely 
debated subject. .... These included a number of medieval theological teachings, 
but most ... A German Catholic who retained his faith through the Reformation, he 
also ..... Catholic scientists contributed to the development of evolutionary theory. [DOC] [TLE] Creation and the Evolutionary Hypothesis - According To The ... [PAR] Mar 1, 2000 ... This type of adoration has produced for them a great number of ... This was the 
very lie he told Eve saying they too could be "as gods" (Genesis 3:5). .... Most non
-Catholics were surprised when Pope John Paul II, in a formal statement sent to 
the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Science on October 23, 1996,... [DOC] [TLE] Papal Addresses - Pontifical Academy of Sciences [PAR] Nov 10, 1979 ... 1996, 29 November . ..... sion of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in which he 
announced ..... now added that 'new knowledge leads the theory of evolution to 
be no longer considered as a mere hypothesis', thereby recognising 'that ..... Paul 
II received the participants and told them that this was one of the. [DOC] [TLE] God The Intelligent Crappy Designer - FailedMessiah.com [PAR] Apr 30, 2008 ... Dr. Ayala, a former Dominican priest, said he told his audiences not just that ... 
There are many Traditionalist Catholic Schools that do teach it with .... that the 
theory of evolution is no longer a mere hypothesis. ... Paul II, he adds, told the 
Pontifical Academy of Sciences in 1996 that new ...... No suprise here. [DOC] [TLE] Touchstone Archives: Darwin's Divisions [PAR] It makes no obvious difference to our salvation whether the geometry of our .... In 
his 1996 address to the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, John Paul II did indeed 
say that evolution was more than a hypothesis, and in his subsequent remarks he 
.... Coyne's third scientific category may come as a surprise to many working... [DOC] [TLE] Evolution in Catholic Theology Forum [PAR] The Catholic Church, while leaving to science many details about .... a well-
publicized letter in 1996 to the Pontifical Academy of Science ... evolution (a term 
he did not define) was 'more than just a hypothesis,' ... Darwin's theory seeks to 
explain away design in biology as a mere appearance that does not... [DOC] [TLE] News this Week | Science [PAR] On 15 February, the French Academy lifted the embargo on the papers

Question: He surprised many in 1996 when he told the Pontifical Academy of Science that evolution was no mere hypothesis
Answer: Pope John Paul II