Curia Cardinal Tolentino Praises the Wrong Guy
Father Teilhard (1881-1955), a Jesuit, philosopher and palaeontologist, was censured by the Holy Office for his crazy ideas on the relationship between faith and science, in particular for his belief in the myth of evolution.
During his pontificate, the clueless Bergoglio has repeatedly shown "openness" to Teilhard's ideology, for example during his trip to Mongolia.
Tolentino calls Teilhard "one of the most fascinating and complex figures of 20th century thought."
Teilhard believed the fairytale that the universe was constantly evolving towards greater complexity and deeper consciousness: "This 'theology of evolution', as it has often been called, is one of his most original and provocative insights.
For Teilhard, evolution is not simply a biological process, but a "cosmic movement involving the whole of creation".
He has also "reinterpreted" the Catholic faith in the light of [falsified] scientific discoveries, provoking justified reactions within the Church.
In the article "Dangerous Tendencies of Cosmic Theology: The Untold Legacy of Teilhard de Chardin," John P. Slattery has shown that Teilhard "unequivocally supported racist eugenic practices" and "praised the possibilities of Nazi experiments and looked down on those he considered 'imperfect' human beings".
These ideas explicitly form the basis of Teilhard's "cosmological theology". Teilhard believed in racial inequality, the acceptance of violence and the use of eugenics to create a more "perfect" humanity.
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