The Vatican recently admitted that Charles Darwin’s theory that man descended from apes may just be true. The Vatican will include discussion of intelligent design in a conference next month marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species.”

A leading official declared yesterday that Darwin’s theory of evolution was compatible with Christian faith, and could even be traced to St Augustine and St Thomas Aquinas. “In fact, what we mean by evolution is the world as created by God,” said Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, head of the Pontifical Council for Culture. The Vatican also dealt the final blow to speculation that Pope Benedict XVI might be prepared to endorse the theory of Intelligent Design, whose advocates credit a “higher power” for the complexities of life. -UK Timesonline

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And tomorrow February 12th is Darwin Day! Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin. This year marks the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth. takepart and learn more about the man and the celebration at darwinday.org.