In his talk with the priests, the Pope spoke of the current debate raging in some countries, particularly the US and his native Germany, between creationism and evolution.

“They are presented as alternatives that exclude each other,” the Pope said.

“This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favour of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.”

But he said evolution did not answer all the questions.

“Above all it does not answer the great philosophical question ‘where does everything come from?'”

from http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,22136531-5012770,00.html

July 2007