Catholic schools steer clear of anti-evolution bias.(Catholic Education) From: National Catholic Reporter | Date: March 25, 2005| Author: Guntzel, Jeff Severns | COPYRIGHT 2005 National Catholic Reporter. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The heated evolution versus creationism controversy is one battle in the culture wars that U.S. Catholics can watch from the sidelines. As church officials recently put it: "The church does not need to fear the teaching of evolution."

That clear evaluation came in a letter from Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo of Richmond, Va., chair of the Committee on Science and Human Values of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The Dec. 6, 2004, letter, sent to a...

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