Pope
Francis unveils bust of Benedict XVI at Science Academy
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis delivered an address to the
Pontifical Academy of Sciences on Monday morning, on the occasion of the
unveiling of a bust of his predecessor, Pope-emeritus Benedict XVI, in the Academy
building at the Vatican. “Benedict XVI,” said Pope Francis, “[was] a great
Pope: great for the power and penetration of his intellect, great for his
significant contribution to theology, great for his love for the Church and of
human beings, great for his virtue and piety.”
The unveiling of the bust came during the course of the
Academicians’ Oct. 24-28 plenary meeting, dedicated to evolving concepts of
nature.
Pope Francis spoke to the theme of their gathering, noting that
the Catholic intellectual tradition has always affirmed the fundamental
compatibility of a natural order that unfolds and develops, with the idea that
the universae has been made, and does not merely happen. “Evolution in nature
is not inconsistent with the notion of creation,” he said. “The scienctist,” he
continued, “must [nevertheless] be moved by a trust in the idea that nature
hides, within her evolutionary mechanisms, potentialities that it is the task
of intellect and freedom to discover and actuate, in order to achieve the [kind
of] development that is in the design of the Creator.”
Pope Francis concluded
with a word of encouragement, calling on all the to continue their work
and to carry forward those “happy” theoretical and practical initiatives for
the benefit of human beings, which he said bring honor to science and
scientists.
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