[Alex Murphy]

Today top clergy, including Funes, openly endorse scientific ideas like the Big Bang theory as a reasonable explanation for the creation of the universe. The theory says the universe began billions of years ago in the explosion of a single, super-dense point that contained all matter.

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[vladimir998]

Why would anyone trust the AP’s understanding of ANYTHING?

[TheVitaminPress]

Thanks for the advice Mr. Gobechev . . . any words of wisdom on how to keep your country from imploding and ceasing to exist?

[StAthanasiustheGreat]

Well, at least we will have thought about it and we won’t embrace the human-looking reptile “visitors” as they seek to eat humanity.

[pgyanke]

Four hundred years after it locked up Galileo for challenging the view that the Earth was the center of the universe...

That wasn't the reason... but don't let historical inaccuracies ruin a perfectly good article.

[Zionist Conspirator]

The Church of Rome's views have shifted radically

Understatement of the Millenium (all of the last one and this one so far).

[MarkBsnr]

Today top clergy, including Funes, openly endorse scientific ideas like the Big Bang theory as a reasonable explanation for the creation of the universe.

Today's top clergy endorse ideas like the Big Bang theory? Do they endorse the Big Bang theory?

[JSDude1]

They should stop looking to the Heavens are start looking to GOD; He gave His Word directly to them, and we don’t need to “search space” for any answers to life!

[onedoug]

Brother Astronomer, Br Guy Consolmagno bump.