Evolution

The bible account of 6 days of creation is not a scientific theory but rather a theological lesson. On the first day there is light and darkness. On the second day there is water below and water above. On the third day there is land. The 4th day completes the first day by placing stars and moons, and planets in the sky. The 5th day completes the second day with fish in the sea and birds in the air. The 6th day completes the third day with land animals and man. The lesson is that God created the universe for man and created man like himself that is with a soul. Evolution can account for everything physical but a soul is spiritual and could not evolve from physical evolution. "We are not some casual and meaningless product of evolution. Each of us is the result of a thought of God. Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary." Pope Benedict XVI 2005.