1“God said ‘Let there be light’; and there was light”
Genesis 1:4
2Pope Pius XII in Humani Generis
"the Church does not forbid that, in conformity with the present state of human sciences and sacred theology, research and discussions, on the part of men experienced in both fields, take place with regard to the doctrine of evolution"
3“So God created human beings in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female”
Genesis 1:26-7
4“Every person, from the first moment of his life in the womb, has inviolable dignity”
Youcat 280
5“The responsibility for God’s earth means that human beings…must respect the laws of nature”
Laudato si 67-68
6“Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and the man became a living being”
Genesis 2 :7
7“It is not good that the man should be alone”
Genesis 2 :18
8“This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh”
Genesis 2 :23
9“The right way to read sacred scriptures is to read it prayerfully”
Youcat 16
10“The Big Bang does not contradict the divine act of creating, but rather requires it”
Pope Francis
11“The Bible is not meant to convey precise historical information…everything that man must know about God …is found with infallible certainty in Sacred Scripture “
YouCat 15
12“Love the Lord your God with all your hearts… and love your neighbour as yourself”
Mark 12
13“God saw what he had made and it was very good”
Genesis 1:31
14“The world is a gift which we have freely received and must share with others”
Laudato Si 159
15“Creatures exist only in dependence on each other, to complete each other, in the service of each other”
CCC 340
16‘Everyone’s talents …are needed to redress the damage caused by human abuse of God’s creation’
Laudato Si 14