Interesting tidbit I found on msnbc.com's website:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19956961/
“They are presented as alternatives that exclude each other,” the pope said. “This clash is an absurdity because on one hand there is much scientific proof in favor of evolution, which appears as a reality that we must see and which enriches our understanding of life and being as such.”
While I agree that belief and science can coexist, I think it's not only humble of the Pope to say this outright, to confess that evolution does prove more than religion can supply, but also logical in the sense that he's not going to let his faith blind him to the absolute truth. Now if only some other 'leaders' of moral compass *cough*US Presidents*cough* could share the same open-mindness (not with just evolution, but stem cell research, etc...) with someone who's supposed to instill the ultimate faith in fairytales.
It's funny, I remember going to church as a little boy, and hearing all the people talk about how evolution was 'the devil's contemporary propaganda' in tainting the minds of God's children.
I laugh because 'they' change their tune, yet evolution-followers never change theirs (unless science suggests they should). Another clear indication of what is correct, and what is believed to be correct (but not necessarily correct).