No conflict: Truths of faith, science have God as source, pope says

Published: 2006-02-10

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The truths of faith cannot be in conflict with the truths of science because God is the source of faith and creator of the world, Pope Benedict XVI said. The pope met Feb. 10 with 98 officials, members and consultants of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the office he led for more than 20 years before being elected pope. The congregation, he said, "is called, in a spirit of collegiality, to promote and recall the centrality of the Catholic faith in its authentic expression." When "the truth of faith is placed at the center of Christian existence with simplicity and decisiveness, people's lives are energized by a love that knows neither breaks nor boundaries," Pope Benedict said. Love for the truth, he said, pushes the human intellect to explore new horizons.

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