I can't believe you honestly thought I'd flame you for you beliefs. I didn't know I came off that way. But, enough about that.
Interesting theories on evolution, but who is to say that God couldn't have created us in the respective time period we were created. I do not mean to say that there is no evolution at all, only I do not believe the theory as to how us as humans came to be. I do not believe that we evolved from monkeys and apes. I wouldn't rule out that God created Cave men, and we may have evolved from a form of humanity such as that, but I still see it as farfetched. However, the same could be said about Creationists, so I can't argue my point very well.
It's hard not to hear about the pedophile priests, and I agree, it is very vile and disgusting. However, you must remember, Priests are humans. Humans make mistakes. They are the same as any of us, whether or not they decided to preach God's word. You can't blame God or the faith as a whole for a few people's actions. That would be similar to saying all Germans are Nazis, do you see what I mean? As for women preaching, I agree, they would be just as good at the job, however, back in the days of old, when Catholicism was formed, women were not equal, due to the society of the time. I would assume that it was passed down by traditions, but as to why it's not changed now, I do not know. Nothing is perfect, I guess.
Adam and Eve, is a story to which I believe to be just that, a story. Something to explain how we got there, but not necessarily the solid truth. However, I assume Jesus took the form of a man, and God is taught to be a man, because if Jesus was born a female, no one would have listened to him during his time. Women were looked down upon, and how would it sound if your God was a woman? I think that God may have used the image as a man to be able to inform the people better.
Interesting, indeed.
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