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Benjamin Wiker

Benjamin Wiker holds a doctorate in theological ethics and is the author of several books.

What the church really teaches about evolution

September 20, 2025
By Benjamin Wiker
OSV News
Filed Under: Commentary

The Catholic Church doesn’t reject evolution, because it doesn’t reject — but, in fact, welcomes — any legitimate scientific inquiry. Science studies nature, and the truth of creation can never contradict the truth of the Creator.

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