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In reply to the discussion: Jesus was born years earlier than thought, claims Pope [View all]Cleita
(75,480 posts)41. I went to Catholic schools before 1990.
They recognized, Galileo, Linneaus and many other scientists from that time were right. I had very good science classes in Catholic school and there was no Creation nonsense ever mentioned in our science classes. Of course there was plenty of it in religion classes but never did they cross each other.
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This means it is actually 2016 already..... time for another Presidential race!!!!
scheming daemons
Nov 2012
#2
It would also push creation back from 4004 to 4008 BC and make the earth 6023 years old!
FarCenter
Nov 2012
#5
So Jesus was born BC and I'm chronologically a few years younger. I like it.
libdem4life
Nov 2012
#10
Actually, I've heard that we may not have translated those passages well. Shocker.
gkhouston
Nov 2012
#23
My interest in the Pope is with a person in a position of power. I find it interesting that...
Poll_Blind
Nov 2012
#32
Pope fires salvo in War on Christmas. Bill 'Draft-Dodger' O'Reilly (R) is gonna be pissed
Berlum
Nov 2012
#36
A fictitious character was born earlier than a previously recognized arbitrary date...
SidDithers
Nov 2012
#43