Até as Igrejas evoluem. Os anglicanos reconhecem que erraram ao rejeitar de forma irracional as teorias sobre a evolução das espécies descrita por Charles Darwin, informa o Telegraph

O erro foi comparado à perseguição católica sofrida por Galileu no século XVII.

Charles Darwin to receive apology from the Church of England for rejecting evolution - Telegraph

The apology, which has been written by the Rev Dr Malcolm Brown, the Church's director of mission and public affairs, says that Christians, in their response to Darwin's theory of natural selection, repeated the mistakes they made in doubting Galileo's astronomy in the 17th century.

"The statement will read: Charles Darwin: 200 years from your birth, the Church of England owes you an apology for misunderstanding you and, by getting our first reaction wrong, encouraging others to misunderstand you still. We try to practise the old virtues of 'faith seeking understanding' and hope that makes some amends."

Engraçado... A Igreja aceita a ciência e o diretor de educação da Royal Society defende o criacionismo nas aulas de ciência das escolas britânicas.

Creationism call divides Royal Society | Science | The Observer

Two Nobel prize winners - Sir Harry Kroto and Sir Richard Roberts - have demanded that the Royal Society sack its education director, Professor Michael Reiss. The call, backed by other senior Royal Society fellows, follows Reiss's controversial claim last week that creationism be taught in schools' science classes.

Reiss, an ordained Church of England minister, has since alleged he was misquoted. Nevertheless, several Royal Society fellows say his religious views make him an inappropriate choice for the post.