Vatican Official Refutes Intelligent Design: It "Isn't Science Even Though It Pretends To Be"…

First Posted: 03/28/08 03:43 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 12:45 PM ET

Associated Press:

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican's chief astronomer said Friday that "intelligent design" isn't science and doesn't belong in science classrooms, the latest high-ranking Roman Catholic official to enter the evolution debate in the United States.

The Rev. George Coyne, the Jesuit director of the Vatican Observatory, said placing intelligent design theory alongside that of evolution in school programs was "wrong" and was akin to mixing apples with oranges.

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