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UrbScotty

(23,980 posts)
Mon Jan 19, 2015, 08:18 PM Jan 2015

Papal astronomers promote harmony of science, faith

The pope's own astronomers are using the immensity of the heavens to draw people on earth closer together.

And they are using their love of the cosmos and Christ to demonstrate the church's longtime support of science.

To commemorate this year's International Year of Light, which celebrates the importance of light and its role in new technologies, Jesuit astronomers at the Vatican Observatory have launched a number of new initiatives aimed at increasing dialogue with Muslims, nonbelievers and Catholics, who may not know that their faith and science are not at odds.


http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1500213.htm
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Papal astronomers promote harmony of science, faith (Original Post) UrbScotty Jan 2015 OP
What a great idea! kentauros Jan 2015 #1

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
1. What a great idea!
Tue Jan 20, 2015, 08:49 PM
Jan 2015

And from what I've heard about Jesuits, they are certainly the perfect kind of spiritual people to make this work

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