Natural laws will never explain Faith 

Let us consider a few examples:

  • As a woman’s supply of viable ova declines, women in their forties typically begin the transition from their reproductive years toward menopause. From a scientific standpoint, this biological reality may lead some to question the plausibility of Elizabeth conceiving and giving birth to John the Baptist at an age traditionally described as barren.
  • In humans, each somatic cell normally contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, for a total of 46. Twenty-two of these pairs, known as autosomes, are identical in both males and females. The twenty-third pair consists of the sex chromosomes, which differ between the sexes: females possess two X chromosomes, whereas males possess one X and one Y chromosome. Consequently, the Y chromosome, which determines male sex, is transmitted exclusively through the male line. From a strictly biological perspective, modern science does not accept the possibility of a male child being conceived by a woman alone. This raises the question, within a theological context, of the origin of the Y chromosome and the additional set of chromosomes in the case of Jesus’ birth.
  • Science has attempted to determine the age of Adam and Eve through genetic analysis. While such an endeavor is theoretically possible, it often rests on assumptions that presuppose the continuity and immutability of present evolutionary laws. A theological perspective, however, centers on the reality of original sin. Prior to the Fall, Adam and Eve were not subject to death. Assuming they possessed DNA, their human cells would not have undergone decay over time. Following original sin, their human nature became corruptible, subject to temporality and death. In this view, their very biological condition was altered, such that cellular decay and deterioration became inevitable. Consequently, attempts to estimate the age of Adam and Eve using contemporary genetic models are fundamentally limited. Such efforts risk misrepresenting the biblical account by disregarding divine intervention and the role of God in human history.
  • Divine intervention in miraculous healings, particularly those attributed to the intercession of saints, cannot be fully accounted for by contemporary medical science, as evidenced by the numerous documented cures associated with Padre Pio. Such events are often set aside by the scientific community as unexplained rather than incorporated into existing medical frameworks. Advances in genetic editing may, in time, offer therapeutic solutions for conditions such as deafness or blindness. In this light, many reported miracles can be understood as instantaneous transformations at the biological level—changes that, from a scientific standpoint, would otherwise require prolonged and complex genetic processes.   

Why, then, should we entrust the fate of our souls to science as the ultimate interpreter of faith?

Science, by its very nature, operates within the framework of observable and repeatable natural laws, and therefore tends to exclude or dismiss phenomena that fall outside those parameters. Accordingly, when assessed solely through a scientific lens, the Resurrection of Jesus after three days is deemed impossible, and science answers in the negative.

Human perception of time differs fundamentally from God’s eternal nature. In God, there is no succession of time; consequently, He is not bound by physical matter as it is understood within the created order. The Theory of Relativity, introduced in 1905, which demonstrated the relativity of time and space, offers a modern scientific insight that resonates with this long-standing Catholic doctrine. Although concepts such as time and spatial dilation were unknown prior to the twentieth century, the doctrine itself was embraced by faith without hesitation. Human understanding of natural laws continues to develop throughout history, while we remain confined to the limitations of the present moment. To make decisions against faith solely on the basis of contemporary scientific knowledge—knowledge that is itself provisional and evolving—entails significant risk. At the moment of death, scientific explanations will no longer hold relevance; rather, the state of the soul will be of ultimate importance.

Does the Catholic Church teach that Adam and Eve are merely mythical figures? The answer is no. The Church affirms their historical reality, and a fuller explanation of this teaching can be found at this link

However, if one still believes oneself wiser than faith in the spiritual, merely because of reading the wrong books, let Beelzebub—an angelic fallen spirit from the Choir of Seraphim—speak candidly, as he did during the exorcism on March 30, 1976, when placed under the grip of the Blessed Virgin Mary:

The "Mystical City of God" books are a reliable source from which to gain knowledge of God's eternal plans... men should bow down [to Mary] before so much humility and dignity. We [demons] fear her. How much more should creatures like you men, filthy muck that you are! You're not worth a red cent! We [demons] were far superior to you men...and how much more so is She [Mary] (he points upward). Some of those educated men, actually those academics, should have been told about this "Mary of Jesus of Agreda" before they joined up with priests in opposition... Catherine Emmerich, this fawning expiator...when she died, all Dulmen [Emmerich's town in Germany] was ablaze...as a sign from Heaven... but men are fools, men are crazy fools. What do men know? They know nothing...they are blockheads, fools to the tips of their toes...Even a block of wood is more intelligent. Here and there, it produces a little green leaf. But men can produce nothing but filth and chaff.

Book: Warnings from the Hereafter to the Contemporary Church: Confessions of Hell, literal text of revelations made by demons during exorcisms by Jean Marty. 

Ouch!

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